Bank capital to total assets in Namibia
Namibia: Bank capital to total assets was 9.6% in 2020. β² Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Namibia, 2001β2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 9.6% for bank capital to total assets in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Namibia peaked at 10.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2002.
That places Namibia 80th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Namibia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 46.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.96 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 179.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 74.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 46.2% (2025)
- Broad money 72.6% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 18.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 55.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1,866 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Namibia?
- Bank capital to total assets in Namibia was 9.6% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Namibia ranks 80th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.