Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 20.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Hong Kong, China, 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 Hong Kong, China is 20.7%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Hong Kong, China peaked at 20.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2007.
That places Hong Kong, China 41st 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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.5% | — |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -0.3% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 20.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 20.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.8%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 18.5% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.7% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Hong Kong, China?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Hong Kong, China was 20.7% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2007.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 41st out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.