Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Romania
Romania: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 25.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Romania, 2000–2020
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 Romania stood at 25.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Romania peaked at 28.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2007.
That places Romania 13th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8% | — |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 13.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 14.9% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Romania?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Romania was 25.1% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Romania ranks 13th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.