Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Lebanon
Lebanon: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 10.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Lebanon, 1998–2019
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 10.5% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.9% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Lebanon peaked at 25.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2019.
That places Lebanon 140th out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.9% | — |
| 1999 | 15.0% | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 15.0% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 12.1% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 10.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 21.62 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 Lebanon?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Lebanon was 10.5% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Lebanon ranks 140th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.