Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Japan
Japan: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 16.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Japan, 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 Japan is 16.9%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Japan peaked at 17.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2002.
Japan ranks 94th of 141 countries on this measure, 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.6% | — |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.6% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % 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 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % 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 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Japan?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Japan was 16.9% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2002.
- How does Japan rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Japan ranks 94th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.