Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in South Africa
South Africa: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 16.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in South Africa, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 16.6% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in South Africa peaked at 16.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1998.
South Africa ranks 102nd of 141 countries on this measure, 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.1% | — |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.2% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
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- 99 North Macedonia 16.7% compare
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More financial sector data for South Africa
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.08 % 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 13.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0607 % 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 10.08 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.08 % 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 13.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0607 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in South Africa?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in South Africa was 16.6% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1998.
- How does South Africa rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- South Africa ranks 102nd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.