Bank capital to assets ratio in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Bank capital to assets ratio was 13.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to assets ratio in Saudi Arabia, 2009–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, bank capital to assets ratio in Saudi Arabia stood at 13.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Saudi Arabia peaked at 15.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2009.
That places Saudi Arabia 10th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.5% | — |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More development goals data for Saudi Arabia
- Red List Index 0.9074 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.01 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,170 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (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 2,574 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Saudi Arabia?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Saudi Arabia was 13.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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