Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Jordan
Jordan: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 16.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Jordan, 1998–2019
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Jordan stood at 16.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Jordan peaked at 21.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2003.
Jordan ranks 108th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.7% | — |
| 1999 | 21.2% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +0.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 16.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.7%, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 16.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.2%, 100% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 21.2% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 15.9% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More financial sector data for Jordan
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1013 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 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 Jordan?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Jordan was 16.1% in 2019, 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Jordan ranks 108th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.