Bank capital to total assets in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Bank capital to total assets was 4.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Bangladesh, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank capital to total assets in Bangladesh is 4.8%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Bangladesh peaked at 6.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2003.
Bangladesh ranks 138th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.0% | — |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -22.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +60.3% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 135 Netherlands 5.9% compare
- 136 Canada 4.9% compare
- 137 Japan 4.9% compare
- 139 Macau, China 4.5% compare
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 162,369 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 62.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 16.07 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 17.51 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 19.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 20.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 20.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 118.71 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Bangladesh?
- Bank capital to total assets in Bangladesh was 4.8% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2003.
- How does Bangladesh rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Bangladesh ranks 138th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets. Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.