Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Singapore
Singapore: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 17.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Singapore, 1998–2019
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Singapore stood at 17.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Singapore peaked at 20.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2007.
That places Singapore 92nd out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.1% | — |
| 1999 | 20.6% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 18.1% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 13.5% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 230.78 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Singapore?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Singapore was 17.0% in 2019, 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2007.
- How does Singapore rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Singapore ranks 92nd out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.