Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ireland
Ireland: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 25.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 25.5%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ireland peaked at 26.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 11th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.6% | — |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +30.8% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 14.5% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Ireland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % 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 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % 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 163.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % 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 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ireland?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Ireland was 25.5% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.