Bank capital to total assets ratio by country
Bank capital to assets ratio (%)
Countries reporting
139
Highest
40.0%
Dominican Republic
Lowest
1.1%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
8.8%
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
1,939
What the numbers show
Bank capital to total assets ratio is currently reported for 139 countries. The highest value is 40.0% in Dominican Republic; the lowest is 1.1% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.8%, and the mean is 9.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 335.8%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 94.6%).
Bank capital to total assets ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 40.0% | 2022 | up 335.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 20.9% | 2021 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 3 | Maldives | 17.9% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 4 | Tonga | 15.2% | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 5 | Uganda | 14.9% | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 6 | Cambodia | 14.9% | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 7 | Argentina | 14.7% | 2022 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 14.5% | 2022 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 14.0% | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 14.0% | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 11 | Solomon Islands | 13.8% | 2022 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 12 | Armenia | 13.7% | 2022 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 13 | Moldova | 13.5% | 2022 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 14 | Iraq | 13.5% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 13.5% | 2022 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 16 | Indonesia | 13.3% | 2022 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 17 | Mozambique | 13.1% | 2021 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 18 | Georgia | 13.0% | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 18 | Gambia | 13.0% | 2019 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 20 | Eswatini | 12.6% | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Lesotho | 12.5% | 2022 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 22 | Samoa | 12.2% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Kuwait | 12.2% | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 12.2% | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 25 | Tanzania | 12.1% | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 26 | Rwanda | 12.0% | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 27 | Panama | 11.8% | 2022 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.6% | 2022 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 29 | Burundi | 11.5% | 2018 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 30 | Kenya | 11.4% | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 11.3% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.3% | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 11.2% | 2022 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 34 | Ecuador | 11.2% | 2022 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 35 | Barbados | 11.2% | 2022 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 35 | Congo | 11.2% | 2022 | up 164.2% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 11.1% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 10.7% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 40 | Saint Lucia | 10.4% | 2021 | up 185.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 10.4% | 2018 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 42 | Peru | 10.3% | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 43 | Guinea | 10.3% | 2022 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 44 | Thailand | 10.3% | 2022 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 45 | Zambia | 10.1% | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 46 | Comoros | 10.1% | 2020 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 47 | Angola | 10.0% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 48 | Croatia | 9.9% | 2022 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 9.9% | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.9% | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 51 | Mexico | 9.8% | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 52 | Brunei | 9.7% | 2022 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 53 | Fiji | 9.7% | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 53 | Jordan | 9.7% | 2022 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 9.7% | 2022 | up 16.0% | flat |
| 56 | Namibia | 9.7% | 2022 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 9.6% | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 58 | Estonia | 9.5% | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 59 | Latvia | 9.4% | 2022 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.3% | 2021 | up 204.6% | rising |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 9.1% | 2022 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 62 | Slovenia | 9.1% | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 63 | Gabon | 9.1% | 2022 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 64 | Mauritius | 9.0% | 2022 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 64 | Malawi | 9.0% | 2022 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 66 | Hungary | 8.9% | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 67 | Botswana | 8.9% | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 8.9% | 2022 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 69 | Philippines | 8.9% | 2022 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 70 | Belize | 8.8% | 2022 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | 8.8% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 72 | Brazil | 8.8% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 73 | United States | 8.6% | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 74 | Lebanon | 8.6% | 2019 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 8.5% | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 76 | Algeria | 8.4% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 77 | Singapore | 8.2% | 2019 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 78 | Turkey | 8.2% | 2022 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.1% | 2021 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 81 | Palestine | 8.1% | 2022 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 82 | Montenegro | 7.9% | 2022 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 83 | Austria | 7.9% | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 7.9% | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 85 | Switzerland | 7.9% | 2022 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 86 | Vietnam | 7.9% | 2022 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 87 | Bhutan | 7.8% | 2022 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 88 | India | 7.8% | 2022 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 89 | Ghana | 7.7% | 2022 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 90 | Hong Kong | 7.7% | 2022 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 91 | Malaysia | 7.6% | 2022 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 92 | China | 7.5% | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 93 | Ethiopia | 7.5% | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 94 | Chile | 7.3% | 2022 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 95 | Nepal | 7.3% | 2022 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 96 | Slovakia | 7.3% | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 98 | Grenada | 7.2% | 2021 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 99 | Djibouti | 7.1% | 2022 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 100 | Germany | 7.0% | 2022 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 101 | Greece | 6.9% | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 102 | Cyprus | 6.9% | 2022 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 103 | Seychelles | 6.8% | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 104 | Bolivia | 6.7% | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 105 | Czechia | 6.7% | 2022 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 106 | Cameroon | 6.7% | 2022 | up 150.4% | rising |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 6.7% | 2022 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 107 | Portugal | 6.7% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 109 | Russia | 6.7% | 2022 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 110 | Israel | 6.6% | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 111 | Poland | 6.5% | 2022 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 112 | United Kingdom | 6.5% | 2022 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 113 | Guatemala | 6.4% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 6.4% | 2022 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 115 | South Africa | 6.3% | 2022 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 116 | Madagascar | 6.3% | 2022 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 117 | Honduras | 6.2% | 2022 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 118 | Belgium | 6.0% | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 118 | Netherlands | 6.0% | 2022 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 120 | South Korea | 6.0% | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 121 | Italy | 5.9% | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 122 | Australia | 5.9% | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 123 | Ukraine | 5.8% | 2022 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 124 | Finland | 5.7% | 2022 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 125 | Nigeria | 5.7% | 2022 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 126 | Sweden | 5.7% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 127 | Spain | 5.5% | 2022 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 128 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.5% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 129 | France | 5.3% | 2022 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 130 | Micronesia (country) | 5.3% | 2021 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 131 | San Marino | 5.3% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.2% | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 133 | Lithuania | 5.0% | 2022 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Pakistan | 4.9% | 2022 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 135 | Denmark | 4.9% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 136 | Canada | 4.9% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 137 | Monaco | 4.6% | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 138 | Dominica | 4.2% | 2020 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 139 | Japan | 4.1% | 2022 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 140 | Chad | 4.0% | 2022 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 141 | Macao | 3.5% | 2022 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.1% | 2022 | down 85.1% | volatile |
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Bank capital to assets ratio (%)