Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bhutan
Bhutan: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 15.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bhutan, 2009–2019
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 15.1% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bhutan peaked at 20.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 118th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 17.1% | — |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 15.1% | 20.4% | 10 |
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- 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.82 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.71 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.82 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 Bhutan?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bhutan was 15.1% in 2019, 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Bhutan ranks 118th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.