Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in France
France: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 19.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in France, 1999–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in France stood at 19.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in France peaked at 19.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2008.
That places France 50th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.7% | — |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 12.3% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for France
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 104.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 76.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 104.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in France?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in France was 19.9% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2008.
- How does France rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- France ranks 50th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.