Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Hungary
Hungary: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 18.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Hungary, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Hungary stood at 18.3%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Hungary peaked at 18.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2007.
That places Hungary 74th 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.5% | — |
| 1999 | 14.9% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 10.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.8% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Hungary
- 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 43.35 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 31.66 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 43.35 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 Hungary?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Hungary was 18.3% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2007.
- How does Hungary rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Hungary ranks 74th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.