Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 14.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea is 14.6%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Republic of Korea peaked at 15.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1998.
That places Republic of Korea 123rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.2% | — |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +31.7% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.9% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 42.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Republic of Korea?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Republic of Korea was 14.6% 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1998.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Republic of Korea ranks 123rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.