Bank capital to assets ratio — all countries

Bank capital to assets ratio — South Korea

Bank capital to assets ratio in South Korea in 2023 — 6.29%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 135. Since 2009, the indicator has fallen by 0.58 pp.

2023 6.29% +0.34 pp vs 2022
World rank 112of 135
Period maximum 7.54%2017
Period minimum 5.95%2022

Trend over time

2009–2023 · % of assets

Bank capital to assets ratio — South Korea, 2009–20235.566.577.58200920112013201520172019202120232009: 6.87%2010: 7.1%2011: 6.73%2012: 6.85%2013: 7.35%2014: 7.14%2015: 7.05%2016: 7.45%2017: 7.54%2018: 7.47%2019: 7.31%2020: 7.2%2021: 7.1%2022: 5.95%2023: 6.29%
Change over the period: −0.58 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp
Bank capital to assets ratio — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.29 +0.34 pp
2022 5.95 −1.15 pp
2021 7.1 −0.1 pp
2020 7.2 −0.11 pp
2019 7.31 −0.16 pp
2018 7.47 −0.07 pp
2017 7.54 +0.1 pp
2016 7.45 +0.4 pp
2015 7.05 −0.09 pp
2014 7.14 −0.21 pp
2013 7.35 +0.5 pp
2012 6.85 +0.13 pp
2011 6.73 −0.37 pp
2010 7.1 +0.23 pp
2009 6.87

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of the book capital and reserves of banks to their total assets, without risk weighting. A simple but crude indicator of soundness: it does not account for the quality of assets, so in supervisory practice it is supplemented by capital adequacy requirements under the Basel standards.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the correct weight is the total assets of banks, and we have no such series. The ratio is computed on book values, without adjusting for the risk of assets.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.