Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Morocco
Morocco: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 13.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Morocco, 1998–2014
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 13.8% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2014. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Morocco peaked at 13.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2003.
That places Morocco 128th out of 141 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.6% | — |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +3.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 13.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 13.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.2%, 85% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.7% | 13.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 125 Honduras 14.5% compare
- 126 Israel 14.4% compare
- 127 Guinea 14.0%
- 129 Nepal 13.8%
- 130 New Zealand 13.5% compare
- 131 Madagascar 13.4% compare
More financial sector data for Morocco
- 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 5.35 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.91 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 5.35 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 Morocco?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Morocco was 13.8% in 2014, 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2003.
- How does Morocco rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Morocco ranks 128th out of 141 countries with data for 2014.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.