Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Nepal
Nepal: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 13.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Nepal, 2016–2020
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 Nepal is 13.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over five years.
Nepal ranks 129th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12.9% | — |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 126 Israel 14.4% compare
- 127 Guinea 14.0% compare
- 128 Morocco 13.8%
- 130 New Zealand 13.5%
- 131 Madagascar 13.4%
- 132 Egypt 13.2%
More financial sector data for Nepal
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 258,878 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 168.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 8.99 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 819.06 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 14.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 14.59 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 15.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 15.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 519.83 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Nepal?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Nepal was 13.8% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2016.
- How does Nepal rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Nepal ranks 129th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Nepal 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.