Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Pakistan
Pakistan: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 18.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Pakistan, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 18.6% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Pakistan peaked at 18.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2003.
Pakistan ranks 71st of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.5% | — |
| 1999 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 8.5% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.0% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Pakistan?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Pakistan was 18.6% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Pakistan ranks 71st out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.