Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in United States of America
United States of America: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 16.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in United States of America, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in United States of America is 16.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in United States of America peaked at 16.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1998.
United States of America ranks 105th of 141 countries on this measure, 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.2% | — |
| 1999 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.1% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for United States of America
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 65.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in United States of America?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in United States of America was 16.3% 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1998.
- How does United States of America rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- United States of America ranks 105th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.