Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 21.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom stood at 21.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in United Kingdom peaked at 21.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2007.
That places United Kingdom 36th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.2% | — |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +1.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 21.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 21.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.2% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 15.7% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for United Kingdom
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 76.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in United Kingdom?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in United Kingdom was 21.6% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2007.
- How does United Kingdom rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- United Kingdom ranks 36th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.