Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Norway
Norway: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 24.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Norway, 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 Norway stood at 24.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Norway peaked at 24.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2008.
Norway ranks 17th of 141 countries on this measure, 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.4% | — |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +2.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 24.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Norway's 24.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 13.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More financial sector data for Norway
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 242.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 176.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 242.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Norway?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Norway was 24.8% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Norway ranks 17th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.