Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Armenia
Armenia: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 16.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Armenia, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 16.9% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Armenia peaked at 34.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2001.
Armenia ranks 93rd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.8% | — |
| 1999 | 27.8% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | -45.6% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | +124.3% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 27.8% | 29.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 13.6% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0665 units per person (2025)
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- 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 Armenia?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Armenia was 16.9% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2001.
- How does Armenia rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Armenia ranks 93rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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.