Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Albania
Albania: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 18.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Albania, 2003–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Albania stood at 18.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Albania peaked at 28.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2010.
Albania ranks 73rd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28.5% | — |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 16.2% | 28.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.4% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Albania
- 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 15.16 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 11.07 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 15.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Albania?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Albania was 18.3% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2010.
- How does Albania rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Albania ranks 73rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.