Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Oman
Oman: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 16.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Oman, 1999–2015
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 16.2% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2015.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Oman peaked at 18.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2008.
That places Oman 107th out of 141 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +5.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 16.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 84% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Oman's 16.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.2%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.7% | 18.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.4% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 104 Philippines 16.3% compare
- 105 United States 16.3% compare
- 106 Guatemala 16.2% compare
- 108 Jordan 16.1% compare
- 109 Tajikistan 16.1% compare
- 110 Canada 16.1% compare
More financial sector data for Oman
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 34.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 25.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 34.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Oman?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Oman was 16.2% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2008.
- How does Oman rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Oman ranks 107th out of 141 countries with data for 2015.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.