Bank capital to total assets in China
China: Bank capital to total assets was 9.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in China, 1999–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 9.2% for bank capital to total assets in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in China peaked at 9.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2003.
China ranks 88th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.2% | — |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 9.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in China?
- Bank capital to total assets in China was 9.2% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2003.
- How does China rank for bank capital to total assets?
- China ranks 88th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.