Kuwait vs Singapore: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets
Kuwait
16.9%
in 2015
Singapore
17.0%
in 2019
Kuwait rank
94th
Singapore rank
92nd
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 17.0% against 16.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 94th and Singapore ranks 92nd of 141 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 19.4% | 3.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 16.6% | 2.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.8% | 1.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 17.0% against 16.9% in Kuwait as of 2019.
- What is the difference in bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Kuwait ranks 94th and Singapore ranks 92nd of 141 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.