Bank capital to total assets in Kenya
Kenya: Bank capital to total assets was 14.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Kenya, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank capital to total assets in Kenya stood at 14.6%.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Kenya peaked at 15.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 16th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.7% | — |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +44.9% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 12.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More financial sector data for Kenya
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 129,188 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 19,618 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.79 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 8.93 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 157.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Kenya?
- Bank capital to total assets in Kenya was 14.6% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Kenya ranks 16th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.