Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Spain
Spain: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 17.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Spain, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 17.0% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Spain peaked at 17.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2004.
That places Spain 90th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.9% | — |
| 1999 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +6.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 17.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Spain's 17.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 11.6% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 87 Seychelles 17.1% compare
- 88 Mozambique 17.1% compare
- 89 Trinidad and Tobago 17.1% compare
- 91 Eswatini 17.0% compare
- 92 Singapore 17.0% compare
- 93 Armenia 16.9% compare
More financial sector data for Spain
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 69.18 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 50.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 69.18 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Spain?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Spain was 17.0% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Spain ranks 90th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.