Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Russia
Russia: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 12.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Russia, 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 Russia is 12.5%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Russia peaked at 20.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1998.
Russia ranks 134th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.5% | — |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +57.4% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +1.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 12.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 65% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Russia's 12.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +57.4% | 11.5% | 18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 11.5% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.9% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More financial sector data for Russia
- 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 34.9 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 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 25.48 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 34.9 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 Russia?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Russia was 12.5% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1998.
- How does Russia rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Russia ranks 134th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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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About this data
Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.