Bank capital to total assets in Colombia
Colombia: Bank capital to total assets was 16.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 16.3%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Colombia peaked at 17.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2001.
That places Colombia 9th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.6% | — |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.6% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 9.4% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 6 Solomon Islands 17.7% compare
- 7 Congo 17.0% compare
- 8 Samoa 16.8% compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 16.0% compare
- 11 Iceland 15.7% compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 15.6% compare
More financial sector data for Colombia
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.661 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 0.9202 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0974 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 833.64 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.8685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 890.43 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 899.4 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Colombia?
- Bank capital to total assets in Colombia was 16.3% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Colombia ranks 9th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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About this data
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.