Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 22.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Netherlands, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Netherlands stood at 22.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Netherlands peaked at 22.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
That places Netherlands 27th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.1% | — |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -0.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 22.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 22.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 13.5% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More financial sector data for Netherlands
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 174.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 127.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 174.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Netherlands?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Netherlands was 22.8% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.