Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Greece
Greece: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 16.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Greece, 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 Greece is 16.7%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Greece peaked at 17.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2012.
Greece ranks 101st 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.2% | — |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +58.8% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +41.2% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -2.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 16.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 16.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 10.2% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 9.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 98 Senegal 16.7% compare
- 99 North Macedonia 16.7% compare
- 100 Ecuador 16.7% compare
- 102 South Africa 16.6% compare
- 103 Sri Lanka 16.5% compare
- 104 Philippines 16.3% compare
More financial sector data for Greece
- 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 55.22 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 Greece?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Greece was 16.7% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2012.
- How does Greece rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Greece ranks 101st out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.