Bank capital to total assets in Lebanon
Lebanon: Bank capital to total assets was 7.6% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Lebanon, 1998–2011
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, bank capital to total assets in Lebanon stood at 7.6%.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Lebanon peaked at 9.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2001.
Lebanon ranks 110th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.6% | — |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2676 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,197 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 12.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,220 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 24.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,398 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 24.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,404 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -8.72 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Lebanon?
- Bank capital to total assets in Lebanon was 7.6% in 2011, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2001.
- How does Lebanon rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Lebanon ranks 110th out of 139 countries with data for 2011.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.