Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 17.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Seychelles, 2006–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 17.1% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Seychelles peaked at 26.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2008.
That places Seychelles 87th 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 15 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19.6% | — |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +80.0% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -12.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 17.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 17.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 12.0% | 21.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 19.5% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More financial sector data for Seychelles
- 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.18 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 Seychelles?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Seychelles was 17.1% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2008.
- How does Seychelles rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Seychelles ranks 87th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.