Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) was 6.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Bank capital to assets ratio in Bangladesh, 2011–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, bank capital to assets ratio in Bangladesh stood at 6.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Bangladesh peaked at 8.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2018.
Bangladesh ranks 118th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.0% | — |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +40.8% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -2.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 6.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 71% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 6.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.7%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +40.8% | 4.8% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 8.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More development goals data for Bangladesh
- Red List Index 0.8126 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 634.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 51 (2025)
- Infant deaths 84,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Bangladesh?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Bangladesh was 6.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2018.
- How does Bangladesh rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Bangladesh ranks 118th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Bank capital to assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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