Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 22.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bulgaria, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bulgaria stood at 22.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bulgaria peaked at 41.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 28th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 36.7% | — |
| 1999 | 41.8% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 36.7% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 13.8% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 16.6% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 25 Mauritania 23.1% compare
- 26 Lesotho 23.0% compare
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- 29 Cambodia 22.7% compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 22.4% compare
- 31 Lithuania 22.2% compare
More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 20.89 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 15.25 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 20.89 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 Bulgaria?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Bulgaria was 22.7% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.