Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Italy
Italy: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 19.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Italy, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 19.3% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Italy peaked at 19.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
That places Italy 58th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.3% | — |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.1% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 55 Switzerland 19.7% compare
- 56 Slovakia 19.7% compare
- 57 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.3% compare
- 59 Gabon 19.2% compare
- 60 Germany 19.2% compare
- 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.2% compare
More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Italy?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Italy was 19.3% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Italy ranks 58th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.