Banks' risk-weighted assets reached 16,007 UGX bil in fourth quarter of 2016 in Uganda, according to the National Central Bank. This is 1.28 % more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, banks' risk-weighted assets in Uganda reached an all time high of 16,461 UGX bil in second quarter of 2015 and an all time low of 1,695 UGX bil in first quarter of 2005. When compared to Uganda's main peers, banks' risk-weighted assets in Kenya amounted to 3,074 KES bil and 1,721 RWF bil in Rwanda in fourth quarter of 2016.
Uganda has been ranked 17th within the group of 88 countries we follow in terms of banks' risk-weighted assets, 11 places behind the position seen 10 years ago.
Risk-weighted assets are a bank's assets or off-balance sheet exposures, weighted according to risk.
| Banks' Risk-Weighted Assets (Local Currency) | Unit | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| Angola | AOA bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Burundi | BIF bil | 1,062 | 1,120 | 1,069 | 1,032 | 1,102 | ... | ... | ||
| Central African Republic | XAF bil | 95.7 | 112 | 123 | 135 | 131 | ... | |||
| Congo | XAF bil | 1,251 | 1,124 | 1,163 | 1,084 | 1,051 | ... | ... | ||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | CDF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ethiopia | ETB bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kenya | KES bil | 3,360 | 3,374 | 3,442 | 3,326 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Rwanda | RWF bil | 1,843 | 1,844 | 1,855 | 1,994 | 2,022 | ... | ... | ||
| Somalia | SOS bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Sudan | SSP bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | SDG bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tanzania | TNS bil | 18,690 | 18,910 | 19,185 | 19,434 | 19,778 | ||||
| Uganda | UGX bil | 16,280 | 16,461 | 16,951 | 17,440 | 19,350 | ... | ... | ||
| Zambia | ZMW bil | 31.0 | 31.8 | 34.1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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