Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Brazil
Brazil: Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) was 8.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Bank capital to assets ratio in Brazil, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, bank capital to assets ratio in Brazil stood at 8.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Brazil peaked at 11.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2015.
Brazil ranks 70th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.0% | — |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +1.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 8.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 8.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.8%, 90% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.0% | 11.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 100 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 60 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Brazil?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Brazil was 8.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Brazil ranks 70th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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