Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 16.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia stood at 16.7%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in North Macedonia peaked at 28.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2016.
North Macedonia ranks 99th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.9% | — |
| 1999 | 28.7% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 25.9% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 16.2% | 28.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.2% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in North Macedonia?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in North Macedonia was 16.7% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2016.
- How does North Macedonia rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- North Macedonia ranks 99th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.