Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Portugal
Portugal: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 18.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Portugal, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Portugal is 18.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Portugal peaked at 18.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 77th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.1% | — |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 74 Hungary 18.3% compare
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More financial sector data for Portugal
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 19.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 67.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 13.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 49.04 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 19.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 67.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 13.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Portugal?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Portugal was 18.1% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Portugal ranks 77th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.