Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bahrain
Bahrain: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 18.7% in 2015. ▬ Flat
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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 18.1% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.3% | 19.9% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,763 current LCU per person (2015)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3271 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.22 % change on previous year (2015)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 5.25 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 478.40 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.84 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,402 SDR per person (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.