Bank capital to total assets in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Bank capital to total assets was 9.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank capital to total assets in Hong Kong, China, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 9.4% for bank capital to total assets in 2020.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Hong Kong, China peaked at 13.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1998.
Hong Kong, China ranks 82nd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank capital to total assets in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.7% | — |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -36.7% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 9.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Hong Kong, China?
- Bank capital to total assets in Hong Kong, China was 9.4% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1998.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 82nd out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong, 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.