Bank capital to total assets in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Bank capital to total assets was 14.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank capital to total assets in Saudi Arabia is 14.4%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Saudi Arabia peaked at 15.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.0% | — |
| 1999 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.6% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.0% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 0.2687 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2487 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 8,588 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.2472 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 9,081 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 9,976 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 0.2425 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 9,089 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Saudi Arabia?
- Bank capital to total assets in Saudi Arabia was 14.4% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 19th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.