Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets

Sri Lanka
16.5%
in 2020
United States of America
16.3%
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
103rd
United States of America rank
105th

Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United States of America
051015199820092020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 16.5% against 16.3% in United States of America, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and United States of America ranks 105th of 141 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United States of America Difference Ahead
2010s 15.4% 14.5% 0.9% Sri Lanka
2020s 16.5% 16.3% 0.2% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
Sri Lanka, at 16.5% against 16.3% in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and United States of America ranks 105th 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

Indicator
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%)
Unit
%
Source
Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,480 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.