Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 16.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sri Lanka, 2011–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 16.5% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sri Lanka peaked at 16.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 103rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16.0% | — |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.5% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 100 Ecuador 16.7% compare
- 101 Greece 16.7% compare
- 102 South Africa 16.6% compare
- 104 Philippines 16.3% compare
- 105 United States of America 16.3% compare
- 106 Guatemala 16.2% compare
More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1797 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1312 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1797 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 Sri Lanka?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sri Lanka was 16.5% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Sri Lanka ranks 103rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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About this data
Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.