Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 20.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 20.3% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Saudi Arabia peaked at 21.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2008.
That places Saudi Arabia 42nd out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.2% | — |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 16.0% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.6% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Saudi Arabia?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Saudi Arabia was 20.3% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2008.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 42nd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.