Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ecuador
Ecuador: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 16.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ecuador, 1998–2019
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 16.7% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2019.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ecuador peaked at 20.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1998.
Ecuador ranks 100th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.2% | — |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +31.2% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +60.0% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.2% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 12.0% | 19.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.7% | 20.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 97 Costa Rica 16.8% compare
- 98 Senegal 16.7% compare
- 99 North Macedonia 16.7% compare
- 101 Greece 16.7% compare
- 102 South Africa 16.6% compare
- 103 Sri Lanka 16.5% compare
More financial sector data for Ecuador
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 4,540 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6372 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 29.57 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 2.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 391.17 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ecuador?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ecuador was 16.7% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Ecuador ranks 100th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.