Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 17.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Trinidad and Tobago, 2010–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 17.1% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 25.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2020.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 89th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24.2% | — |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -19.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 17.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 17.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.7%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.7% | 20.9% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 118.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -0.2193 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 86.49 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 118.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.2193 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Trinidad and Tobago was 17.1% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2020.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 89th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.