Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Denmark
Denmark: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 23.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Denmark, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 23.3% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Denmark peaked at 23.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2007.
That places Denmark 24th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.7% | — |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +3.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 23.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 23.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.7% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.6% | 16.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 16.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More financial sector data for Denmark
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 207.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 151.32 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 207.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Denmark?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Denmark was 23.3% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2007.
- How does Denmark rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Denmark ranks 24th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.