Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 24.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg is 24.3%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Luxembourg peaked at 25.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1998.
That places Luxembourg 18th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.9% | — |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 16.4% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 683.75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 499.27 units per person (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 683.75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Luxembourg?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Luxembourg was 24.3% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1998.
- How does Luxembourg rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Luxembourg ranks 18th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.