Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Iceland
Iceland: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 24.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Iceland, 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 Iceland stood at 24.9%.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Iceland peaked at 28.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
That places Iceland 15th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.4% | — |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | +80.7% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.8% | 15.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 23.2% | 28.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Iceland
- 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 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 243.62 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 177.89 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 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 243.62 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 Iceland?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Iceland was 24.9% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Iceland ranks 15th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.