Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Israel
Israel: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 14.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Israel, 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 Israel is 14.4%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Israel peaked at 14.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1998.
Israel ranks 126th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.2% | — |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Israel?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Israel was 14.4% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1998.
- How does Israel rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Israel ranks 126th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.