Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in China
China: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 14.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in China, 1999–2020
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 China is 14.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in China peaked at 14.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2005.
China ranks 121st of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.8% | — |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -80.5% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +96.0% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +71.4% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +42.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 14.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.7%, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 14.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.8%, 78% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +96.0% | 2.5% | 4.9% |
| 2005 | -80.5% | 12.8% | 2.5% |
| 2007 | +71.4% | 4.9% | 8.4% |
| 2008 | +42.9% | 8.4% | 12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 2.5% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.2% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in China?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in China was 14.7% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2005.
- How does China rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- China ranks 121st out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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About this data
Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.