Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Gabon
Gabon: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 19.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Gabon, 2000–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 19.2% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
That represents a change of up 79.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Gabon peaked at 24.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2015.
Gabon ranks 59th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2% | — |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +30.3% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -47.9% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +79.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 19.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.7%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 19.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 13.2% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 8.3% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 56 Slovak Republic 19.7% compare
- 57 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.3% compare
- 58 Italy 19.3% compare
- 60 Germany 19.2% compare
- 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.2% compare
- 62 Austria 19.2% compare
More financial sector data for Gabon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Gabon?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Gabon was 19.2% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2015.
- How does Gabon rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Gabon ranks 59th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.