Bank capital to total assets (%) in Iceland
Iceland: Bank capital to total assets (%) was 15.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Iceland, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 15.7% for bank capital to total assets in 2020.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Iceland peaked at 21.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
That places Iceland 11th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets (%) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.0% | — |
| 1999 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +39.7% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +36.5% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -5.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 15.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 15.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.2% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.7% | 21.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More financial sector data for Iceland
- 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 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 243.62 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 177.89 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 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 243.62 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 Iceland?
- Bank capital to total assets in Iceland was 15.7% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Iceland ranks 11th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.