Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Guinea
Guinea: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 14.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Guinea, 2013–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 14.0% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Guinea ranks 127th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.7% | — |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -9.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 14.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 88% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 14.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 71% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.2% | 18.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More financial sector data for Guinea
- 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.44 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.78 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.44 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 Guinea?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Guinea was 14.0% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Guinea ranks 127th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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About this data
Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.