Bank capital to total assets (%) in Congo
Congo: Bank capital to total assets (%) was 17.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Congo, 2010–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 17.0% for bank capital to total assets in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 107.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Congo peaked at 17.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2011.
That places Congo 7th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets (%) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.2% | — |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +41.5% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -3.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 17.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.5%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Congo's 17.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.3% | 7.1% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 4 Central African Republic 19.9% compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 18.0% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 17.7% compare
- 8 Samoa 16.8% compare
- 9 Colombia 16.3% compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 16.0%
More financial sector data for Congo
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.25 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.1 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.25 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Congo?
- Bank capital to total assets in Congo was 17.0% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Congo ranks 7th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.