Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Tonga
Tonga: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 30.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Tonga, 2012–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 30.5% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Tonga peaked at 39.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2017.
That places Tonga 4th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 31.8% | — |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.8% | 26.9% | 39.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 Maldives 46.3% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 34.0%
- 3 Solomon Islands 32.6% compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 29.5% compare
- 6 Samoa 29.4% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 28.4% compare
More financial sector data for Tonga
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,704 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4131 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 278.97 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 301.36 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 301.36 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 301.36 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,905 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,905 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Tonga?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Tonga was 30.5% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Tonga ranks 4th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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.