South Africa (2021)
8.1
% (Tier 1 capital / total assets)
+0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
14
years of data

Data

Year% (Tier 1 capital / total assets)YoY Change
20218.1+0.5pp
20207.6-0.4pp
20198+0.1pp
20187.9-0.3pp
20178.2+0.6pp
20167.7+0.5pp
20157.1-0.1pp
20147.2-0.4pp
20137.6+0.1pp
20127.4+0.6pp
20116.8+0.1pp
20106.8+0.6pp
20096.2+0.8pp
20085.5n/a

About this Dataset

South Africa recorded 8.1 % (Tier 1 capital / total assets) in 2021. The most recent year-on-year change was +0.5pp. The historical series (2000–2021) shows a peak of 8.2 in 2017 and a trough of 5.5 in 2008.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks south africa bank capital to assets ratio in South Africa, published by World Bank. Data covers 2000–2021 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 8.2 % (Tier 1 capital / total assets) in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.5 in 2008. The latest reading of 8.1 in 2021 represents a year-on-year change of +0.5pp.