Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Switzerland
Switzerland: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 19.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Switzerland, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 19.7% 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 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Switzerland peaked at 19.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1998.
That places Switzerland 55th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.3% | — |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 12.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % 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 168.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Switzerland?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Switzerland ranks 55th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.