Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Finland
Finland: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 20.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Finland, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 20.0% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Finland peaked at 23.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2001.
Finland ranks 48th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.5% | — |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +59.8% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 10.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 14.2% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Finland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % 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 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % 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 110.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % 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 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Finland?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Finland was 20.0% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Finland ranks 48th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.