Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Slovak Republic
Slovak Republic: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 19.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Slovak Republic, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovak Republic recorded 19.7% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Slovak Republic peaked at 22.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1998.
That places Slovak Republic 56th 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 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Slovak Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.6% | — |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +90.9% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +58.4% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +8.0% |
Slovak Republic compared with similar countries
- Slovak Republic's 19.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Slovak Republic's 19.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Slovak Republic 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 | +90.9% | 6.6% | 12.6% |
| 2001 | +58.4% | 12.5% | 19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 6.6% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 11.1% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 12.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Slovak Republic
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.98 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Slovak Republic?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Slovak Republic was 19.7% 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 Slovak Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Slovak Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1998.
- How does Slovak Republic rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Slovak Republic ranks 56th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Slovak Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovak Republic 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.