Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Mozambique
Mozambique: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 17.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Mozambique, 2001–2015
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Mozambique stood at 17.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Mozambique peaked at 18.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2001.
That places Mozambique 88th out of 141 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.4% | — |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 8.4% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.4% | 17.9% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Mozambique
- 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.1 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.8011 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.1 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 Mozambique?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Mozambique was 17.1% in 2015, 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Mozambique ranks 88th out of 141 countries with data for 2015.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.