Regulatory Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (%) by country
Countries reporting
155
Highest
44.8%
Maldives
Lowest
-17.5%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
16.9%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,450
What the numbers show
Regulatory Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (%) is currently reported for 155 countries. The highest value is 44.8% in Maldives; the lowest is -17.5% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.9%, and the mean is 17.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Anguilla (up 218.3%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 177.9%).
Regulatory Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 44.8% | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 2 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 42.1% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 37.4% | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 30.5% | 2024 | up 123.2% | rising |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 29.6% | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 6 | Tonga | 29.0% | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 7 | Mozambique | 26.8% | 2024 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 8 | Cyprus | 25.7% | 2024 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 9 | Iraq | 25.5% | 2024 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 10 | Moldova | 25.0% | 2024 | up 86.6% | flat |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 25.0% | 2024 | up 86.6% | flat |
| 12 | Gambia | 24.8% | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 24.4% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 23.7% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 23.6% | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 16 | Djibouti | 23.3% | 2024 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 17 | Zambia | 23.0% | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 22.7% | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 22.3% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 22.2% | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 21.7% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 21.6% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 23 | Eswatini | 21.4% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 24 | Samoa | 21.1% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 21.1% | 2024 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 26 | Iceland | 21.0% | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 27 | Burundi | 21.0% | 2017 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 28 | Sweden | 20.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 20.5% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 30 | Denmark | 20.4% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 20.4% | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 32 | Mauritius | 20.3% | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 33 | Cambodia | 20.0% | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 34 | Georgia | 19.8% | 2025 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 19.8% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 36 | Angola | 19.7% | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 37 | Rwanda | 19.4% | 2024 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 38 | Algeria | 19.4% | 2024 | up 47.0% | flat |
| 39 | Brunei | 19.3% | 2022 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 39 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.3% | 2022 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 41 | Czechia | 19.2% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 19.2% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 19.2% | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 44 | Finland | 19.2% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 19.1% | 2024 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 46 | Guinea | 19.0% | 2024 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 19.0% | 2021 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 48 | Slovakia | 19.0% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 49 | Switzerland | 19.0% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 19.0% | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 51 | Austria | 18.9% | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 52 | Liechtenstein | 18.9% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.7% | 2024 | up 30.4% | flat |
| 54 | Poland | 18.7% | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 55 | Montenegro | 18.6% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 18.4% | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 56 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18.4% | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 58 | Armenia | 18.3% | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 18.3% | 2024 | up 33.2% | flat |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 18.3% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 61 | Albania | 18.2% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 62 | Slovenia | 17.8% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 63 | Fiji | 17.8% | 2021 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 64 | United Republic of Tanzania | 17.8% | 2022 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 65 | San Marino | 17.5% | 2024 | up 64.9% | falling |
| 66 | Thailand | 17.4% | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.4% | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 68 | France | 17.4% | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 69 | Central African Republic | 17.3% | 2023 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 17.2% | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 71 | Italy | 17.2% | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 72 | Mexico | 17.2% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 73 | Somalia | 17.2% | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 74 | Malawi | 17.1% | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 75 | Kenya | 17.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 76 | Ukraine | 16.9% | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 77 | Barbados | 16.9% | 2022 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 78 | Kuwait | 16.9% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 79 | Turkey | 16.8% | 2024 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 79 | Türkiye | 16.8% | 2024 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 81 | Greece | 16.8% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 16.7% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 83 | Curacao | 16.7% | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 83 | Curaçao | 16.7% | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 85 | Jordan | 16.7% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 86 | Belgium | 16.7% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 87 | Panama | 16.6% | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 88 | Uruguay | 16.6% | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 16.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 90 | Pakistan | 16.4% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 16.4% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 92 | Belize | 16.0% | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 93 | Mongolia | 15.8% | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 94 | Congo | 15.8% | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 95 | Belarus | 15.7% | 2024 | up 21.6% | flat |
| 96 | Colombia | 15.7% | 2025 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 97 | Namibia | 15.6% | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 15.6% | 2017 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 99 | Malaysia | 15.6% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 100 | Kosovo | 15.5% | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 101 | Brazil | 15.4% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 102 | United States | 15.3% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 103 | Seychelles | 15.3% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 104 | Singapore | 15.3% | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 105 | Spain | 15.1% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.0% | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 107 | Lesotho | 15.0% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 108 | Canada | 14.9% | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 109 | Philippines | 14.9% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 110 | Gabon | 14.8% | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 111 | South Korea | 14.7% | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 111 | Republic of Korea | 14.7% | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.7% | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 14.5% | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 115 | State of Palestine | 14.5% | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 116 | India | 14.5% | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 117 | South Africa | 14.4% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 14.3% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 119 | Australia | 14.1% | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 120 | Comoros | 14.1% | 2022 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 121 | Cameroon | 13.8% | 2023 | up 120.3% | rising |
| 122 | Peru | 13.6% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 123 | Chile | 13.1% | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.9% | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 125 | Nigeria | 12.9% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 126 | Paraguay | 12.9% | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 127 | Botswana | 12.7% | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 128 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.6% | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 129 | China | 12.6% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 130 | Montserrat | 12.5% | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 131 | Morocco | 12.3% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 132 | Bhutan | 12.1% | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 12.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 134 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 11.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 135 | El Salvador | 11.6% | 2024 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 136 | Israel | 11.4% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 137 | Ecuador | 11.3% | 2025 | down 24.6% | flat |
| 138 | Ghana | 11.1% | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 139 | Dominica | 11.1% | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 140 | Madagascar | 11.0% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 141 | Vietnam | 10.9% | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 141 | Viet Nam | 10.9% | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 143 | Guatemala | 10.8% | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 144 | Russia | 10.5% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 144 | Russian Federation | 10.5% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 146 | Grenada | 10.3% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 147 | Nicaragua | 9.6% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 148 | Nepal | 9.5% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 149 | Lebanon | 9.1% | 2019 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 150 | Honduras | 8.5% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 151 | Anguilla | 5.9% | 2024 | up 218.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.3% | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 153 | Bangladesh | 3.3% | 2024 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 154 | Chad | -1.6% | 2023 | down 108.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Equatorial Guinea | -17.5% | 2023 | down 177.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.