USA: Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets
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| USA |
Banking system regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 16.28 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1998 - 2020 |
| Average | 13.72 |
| Min - Max | 12.20 - 16.28 |
| Source | The International Monetary Fund |
The latest value from 2020 is 16.28 percent, an increase from 14.65 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 19.63 percent, based on data from 107 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1998 to 2020 is 13.72 percent. The minimum value, 12.2 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 16.28 percent was recorded in 2020.
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Definition: The capital adequacy of deposit takers. It is a ratio of total regulatory capital to its assets held, weighted according to the risk of those assets.
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