Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kenya
Kenya: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 19.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kenya, 2000–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kenya stood at 19.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kenya peaked at 23.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2001.
That places Kenya 63rd 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 20 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 13.2% | 19.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 129,188 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 19,618 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.79 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 8.93 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 157.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kenya?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kenya was 19.2% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Kenya ranks 63rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.