Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 17.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 17.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Mexico peaked at 17.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 82nd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.4% | — |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +10.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 17.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.7%, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 17.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.7%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.8% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More financial sector data for Mexico
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 24.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 18.13 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 24.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Mexico?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Mexico was 17.7% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Mexico ranks 82nd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.