Zambia: Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets

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 Zambia

Banking system regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets

 Latest value 20.09
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2010 - 2020
 Average 23.13
 Min - Max 19.18 - 26.97
 Source The International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2020 is 20.09 percent, a decline from 22.23 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 19.63 percent, based on data from 107 countries. Historically, the average for Zambia from 2010 to 2020 is 23.13 percent. The minimum value, 19.18 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 26.97 percent was recorded in 2014. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Zambia: Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets
 2020 20.09
 2019 22.23
 2018 22.10
 2017 26.46
 2016 26.16
 2015 21.01
 2014 26.97
 2013 26.78




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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