Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to assets ratio in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, bank capital to assets ratio in Papua New Guinea stood at 12.3%.
That represents a change of up 35.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Papua New Guinea peaked at 14.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2022.
That places Papua New Guinea 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.7% | — |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -32.5% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +35.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 12.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 12.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.0%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 9.7% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 9.1% | 14.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 19 Kazakhstan 12.8% compare
- 20 Belarus 12.8% compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 12.5% compare
- 23 Burundi 12.2% compare
- 24 Gambia 12.1% compare
- 25 United Republic of Tanzania 12.1% compare
More development goals data for Papua New Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8663 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.38 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,969 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Papua New Guinea?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Papua New Guinea was 12.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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