Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 13.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Madagascar, 2000–2019
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 13.4% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Madagascar peaked at 16.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2017.
Madagascar ranks 131st of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -1.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 13.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.5%, 63% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 13.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 68% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Madagascar
- 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.28 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9354 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.28 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 Madagascar?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Madagascar was 13.4% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Madagascar ranks 131st out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.