Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Estonia
Estonia: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 26.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Estonia, 1998–2020
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 Estonia is 26.5%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Estonia peaked at 35.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2004.
That places Estonia 10th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.0% | — |
| 1999 | 16.1% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +78.5% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 11.5% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 18.6% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 7 Central African Republic 28.4% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 27.1% compare
- 9 Latvia 26.8% compare
- 11 Ireland 25.5% compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 25.3% compare
- 13 Romania 25.1% compare
More financial sector data for Estonia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 63.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 46.04 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 63.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Estonia?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Estonia was 26.5% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Estonia ranks 10th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.