Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sweden
Sweden: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 23.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sweden, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sweden stood at 23.5%.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sweden peaked at 26.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 23rd of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.4% | — |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -29.3% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +48.6% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +88.2% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 11.5% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Sweden
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sweden?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Sweden was 23.5% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.