Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Banking system regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 107 countries was 19.63 percent. The highest value was in the Maldives: 46.35 percent and the lowest value was in Chad: 5.97 percent. The indicator is available from 1998 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The International Monetary Fund
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Countries Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets, 2020 Global rank Available data
Maldives 46.35 1 2012 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 32.63 2 2010 - 2020
Tonga 30.54 3 2012 - 2020
Samoa 29.35 4 2007 - 2020
C.A. Republic 28.38 5 2010 - 2020
Moldova 27.07 6 2000 - 2020
Latvia 26.82 7 1998 - 2020
Estonia 26.53 8 1998 - 2020
Ireland 25.47 9 1998 - 2020
Kazakhstan 25.25 10 2000 - 2020
Romania 25.14 11 2000 - 2020
Iceland 24.92 12 1998 - 2020
R. of Congo 24.92 13 2010 - 2020
Croatia 24.91 14 1998 - 2020
Norway 24.8 15 1998 - 2020
Luxembourg 24.32 16 1998 - 2020
Indonesia 23.81 17 2000 - 2020
Argentina 23.78 18 1998 - 2020
Sweden 23.49 19 1998 - 2020
Denmark 23.29 20 1998 - 2020
Lesotho 22.95 21 2004 - 2020
Netherlands 22.77 22 1998 - 2020
Bulgaria 22.74 23 1998 - 2020
Cambodia 22.66 24 2010 - 2020
Lithuania 22.18 25 1998 - 2020
Uganda 22.15 26 1998 - 2020
Czechia 22.11 27 1998 - 2020
Ukraine 21.98 28 1999 - 2020
Malta 21.66 29 1999 - 2020
UK 21.57 30 1998 - 2020
Rwanda 21.49 31 2001 - 2020
Malawi 21.27 32 2015 - 2020
Brunei 20.79 33 2009 - 2020
Hong Kong 20.69 34 1998 - 2020
Belgium 20.34 35 1998 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 20.34 36 1998 - 2020
Cyprus 20.27 37 2008 - 2020
Zambia 20.09 38 2010 - 2020
Botswana 20.02 39 2000 - 2020
Finland 19.98 40 1998 - 2020
Colombia 19.94 41 1998 - 2020
France 19.87 42 1999 - 2020
Ghana 19.83 43 1998 - 2020
Poland 19.78 44 1998 - 2020
Thailand 19.75 45 1998 - 2020
Mauritius 19.71 46 1998 - 2020
Switzerland 19.69 47 1998 - 2020
Slovakia 19.67 48 1998 - 2020
Italy 19.29 49 1998 - 2020
Gabon 19.24 50 2000 - 2020
Germany 19.19 51 1998 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 19.18 52 2000 - 2020
Austria 19.16 53 1998 - 2020
Kenya 19.15 54 2000 - 2020
Fiji 19.14 55 2009 - 2020
Paraguay 19.07 56 1999 - 2020
Malaysia 18.87 57 1998 - 2020
Turkey 18.74 58 1999 - 2020
Pakistan 18.56 59 1998 - 2020
Uzbekistan 18.36 60 2006 - 2020
Albania 18.32 61 2003 - 2020
Hungary 18.31 62 1998 - 2020
Slovenia 18.29 63 1998 - 2020
UA Emirates 18.14 64 1998 - 2020
Portugal 18.11 65 1998 - 2020
Tanzania 17.92 66 1998 - 2020
Mexico 17.7 67 1998 - 2020
Uruguay 17.68 68 1998 - 2020
Georgia 17.59 69 2001 - 2020
Australia 17.56 70 1998 - 2020
Belarus 17.16 71 2000 - 2020
Seychelles 17.14 72 2006 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago 17.05 73 2010 - 2020
Spain 16.98 74 1998 - 2020
Swaziland 16.97 75 2003 - 2020
Armenia 16.93 76 1998 - 2020
Japan 16.9 77 1998 - 2020
Brazil 16.84 78 1998 - 2020
Costa Rica 16.75 79 1998 - 2020
North Macedonia 16.7 80 1998 - 2020
Greece 16.66 81 1998 - 2020
South Africa 16.58 82 1998 - 2020
Sri Lanka 16.51 83 2011 - 2020
Philippines 16.33 84 1998 - 2020
USA 16.28 85 1998 - 2020
Guatemala 16.24 86 2001 - 2020
Ethiopia 16.18 87 2017 - 2020
Canada 16.1 88 1998 - 2020
Panama 15.71 89 2000 - 2020
India 15.59 90 1998 - 2020
Peru 15.59 91 1998 - 2020
El Salvador 15.41 92 2000 - 2020
Namibia 15.22 93 2001 - 2020
Djibouti 15.16 94 2009 - 2020
Nigeria 15.05 95 1998 - 2020
China 14.7 96 1999 - 2020
Chile 14.67 97 1998 - 2020
South Korea 14.56 98 1998 - 2020
Macao 14.55 99 2010 - 2020
Honduras 14.53 100 1998 - 2020
Israel 14.44 101 1998 - 2020
Guinea 14.02 102 2013 - 2020
Nepal 13.76 103 2016 - 2020
Russia 12.47 104 1998 - 2020
Bangladesh 11.64 105 1998 - 2020
Cameroon 11.23 106 2010 - 2020
Chad 5.97 107 2010 - 2020



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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1. Maldives
2. Solomon Isl.
3. Tonga
4. Samoa
5. C.A. Republic
6. Moldova
7. Latvia
8. Estonia
9. Ireland
10. Kazakhstan
11. Romania
12. Iceland
13. R. of Congo
14. Croatia
15. Norway
16. Luxembourg
17. Indonesia
18. Argentina
19. Sweden
20. Denmark
21. Lesotho
22. Netherlands
23. Bulgaria
24. Cambodia
25. Lithuania
26. Uganda
27. Czechia
28. Ukraine
29. Malta
30. UK
31. Rwanda
32. Malawi
33. Brunei
34. Hong Kong
35. Belgium
36. Saudi Arabia
37. Cyprus
38. Zambia
39. Botswana
40. Finland
41. Colombia
42. France
43. Ghana
44. Poland
45. Thailand
46. Mauritius
47. Switzerland
48. Slovakia
49. Italy
50. Gabon
51. Germany
52. Bosnia & Herz.
53. Austria
54. Kenya
55. Fiji
56. Paraguay
57. Malaysia
58. Turkey
59. Pakistan
60. Uzbekistan
61. Albania
62. Hungary
63. Slovenia
64. UA Emirates
65. Portugal
66. Tanzania
67. Mexico
68. Uruguay
69. Georgia
70. Australia
71. Belarus
72. Seychelles
73. Tr.&Tobago
74. Spain
75. Swaziland
76. Armenia
77. Japan
78. Brazil
79. Costa Rica
80. North Macedonia
81. Greece
82. South Africa
83. Sri Lanka
84. Philippines
85. USA
86. Guatemala
87. Ethiopia
88. Canada
89. Panama
90. India
91. Peru
92. El Salvador
93. Namibia
94. Djibouti
95. Nigeria
96. China
97. Chile
98. South Korea
99. Macao
100. Honduras
101. Israel
102. Guinea
103. Nepal
104. Russia
105. Bangladesh
106. Cameroon
107. Chad
46.35
32.63
30.54
29.35
28.38
27.07
26.82
26.53
25.47
25.25
25.14
24.92
24.92
24.91
24.80
24.32
23.81
23.78
23.49
23.29
22.95
22.77
22.74
22.66
22.18
22.15
22.11
21.98
21.66
21.57
21.49
21.27
20.79
20.69
20.34
20.34
20.27
20.09
20.02
19.98
19.94
19.87
19.83
19.78
19.75
19.71
19.69
19.67
19.29
19.24
19.19
19.18
19.16
19.15
19.14
19.07
18.87
18.74
18.56
18.36
18.32
18.31
18.29
18.14
18.11
17.92
17.70
17.68
17.59
17.56
17.16
17.14
17.05
16.98
16.97
16.93
16.90
16.84
16.75
16.70
16.66
16.58
16.51
16.33
16.28
16.24
16.18
16.10
15.71
15.59
15.59
15.41
15.22
15.16
15.05
14.70
14.67
14.56
14.55
14.53
14.44
14.02
13.76
12.47
11.64
11.23
5.97
0
11.6
23.2
34.8
46.35


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