Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Belgium
Belgium: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 20.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Belgium, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Belgium is 20.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Belgium peaked at 20.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2007.
Belgium ranks 43rd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.3% | — |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +46.4% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.3% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 17.6% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 40 Brunei Darussalam 20.8% compare
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More financial sector data for Belgium
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 193.33 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 141.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 193.33 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Belgium?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Belgium was 20.3% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.