Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 17.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Dominican Republic, 1998–2019
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Dominican Republic stood at 17.7%.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2003.
That places Dominican Republic 81st out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.3% | — |
| 1999 | 12.5% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +44.9% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 8.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Dominican Republic
- 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.68 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 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.61 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.68 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 Dominican Republic?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Dominican Republic was 17.7% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Dominican Republic ranks 81st out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.