Bank Regulatory Capital fell 24.9% to SZL 2.66 bil in Swaziland in fourth quarter of 2016

Bank regulatory capital reached 2.66 SZL bil in fourth quarter of 2016 in Swaziland, according to the National Central Bank. This is 24.9 % less than in the previous quarter.

Historically, bank regulatory capital in Swaziland reached an all time high of 3.54 SZL bil in third quarter of 2016 and an all time low of 0.979 SZL bil in second quarter of 2009. When compared to Swaziland's main peers, bank regulatory capital in Botswana amounted to 10.1 BWP bil, 1,264 LSL bil in Lesotho and 411 ZAR bil in South Africa in fourth quarter of 2016.

Swaziland has been ranked 83rd within the group of 88 countries we follow in terms of bank regulatory capital.

Bank regulatory capital is the minimum amount of a bank's capital required to be held for a certain level of assets through regulatory agencies such as the Bank for International Settlements, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Federal Reserve Board.