Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Paraguay
Paraguay: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 19.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Paraguay, 1999–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 19.1% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Paraguay peaked at 20.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2010.
Paraguay ranks 65th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.3% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 6.68 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.15 units per person (2025)
- 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 Paraguay?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Paraguay was 19.1% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2010.
- How does Paraguay rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Paraguay ranks 65th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.