Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 15.1% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Venezuela, 2001–2014
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Venezuela stood at 15.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Venezuela peaked at 25.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2007.
That places Venezuela 119th out of 141 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17.7% | — |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -3.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 15.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 15.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.7%, 90% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 12.9% | 25.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.2% | 15.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More financial sector data for Venezuela
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 8.94 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Venezuela?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Venezuela was 15.1% in 2014, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2007.
- How does Venezuela rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Venezuela ranks 119th out of 141 countries with data for 2014.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.