Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 18.7% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
18.7%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
69th
of 141 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2010
All-time low
18.1%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2015
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bahrain, 2008–2015
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bahrain stood at 18.7%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Bahrain ranks 69th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.1% | — |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +2.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 18.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 18.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.2%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 18.1% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.3% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More financial sector data for Bahrain
- 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 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 116.55 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 85.11 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 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 116.55 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 Bahrain?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bahrain was 18.7% in 2015, 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2008.
- How does Bahrain rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Bahrain ranks 69th out of 141 countries with data for 2015.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.