Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Rwanda
Rwanda: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 21.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Rwanda, 2001–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 21.5% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Rwanda peaked at 25.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2003.
That places Rwanda 37th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.6% | — |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -76.8% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +382.8% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +29.9% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 2.9% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.4% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Rwanda
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 401,388 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 357.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 31.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2004)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2004)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 98.37 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Rwanda?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Rwanda was 21.5% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2003.
- How does Rwanda rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Rwanda ranks 37th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.