Bank capital to assets ratio in South Africa
South Africa: Bank capital to assets ratio was 8.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to assets ratio in South Africa, 2008–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 8.1% for bank capital to assets ratio in 2021.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in South Africa peaked at 8.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2008.
That places South Africa 82nd out of 133 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.5% | — |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More development goals data for South Africa
- Red List Index 0.8693 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in South Africa?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in South Africa was 8.1% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2008.
- How does South Africa rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- South Africa ranks 82nd out of 133 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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