Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Moldova
Moldova: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 27.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Moldova, 2000–2020
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 Moldova is 27.1%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Moldova peaked at 48.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2014.
That places Moldova 8th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.6% | — |
| 2002 | 36.0% | -25.9% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -40.5% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +89.0% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +7.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 27.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.7%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 27.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +89.0% | 13.9% | 26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 27.2% | 48.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 13.9% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Moldova
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0029 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0021 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0029 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 Moldova?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Moldova was 27.1% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2014.
- How does Moldova rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Moldova ranks 8th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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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About this data
Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.