Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ghana
Ghana: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 19.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ghana, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 19.8% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ghana peaked at 21.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 51st 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 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.1% | — |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -30.6% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +49.5% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +31.9% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +40.4% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 9.3% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Ghana
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ghana?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ghana was 19.8% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.