Banks' risk-weighted assets reached 4,023 BRL bil in second quarter of 2018 in Brazil, according to the National Central Bank. This is 2.96 % more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, banks' risk-weighted assets in Brazil reached an all time high of 4,327 BRL bil in third quarter of 2015 and an all time low of 830 BRL bil in first quarter of 2005. When compared to Brazil's main peers, banks' risk-weighted assets in Bolivia amounted to 150 BOB bil and 379 PEN bil in Peru in second quarter of 2018.
Brazil has been ranked 19th within the group of 70 countries we follow in terms of banks' risk-weighted assets, 7 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 |
| Bolivia | BOB bil | 135 | 138 | 143 | 145 | 150 | ||||
| Brazil | BRL bil | 3,847 | 3,825 | 3,845 | 3,908 | 4,023 | ... | ... | ||
| Chile | CLP bil | 163,193 | 164,453 | 166,500 | 170,613 | 178,404 | ... | ... | ||
| Colombia | COP bil | 494,131 | 496,367 | 500,567 | 496,291 | 506,162 | ... | ... | ||
| Guyana | GYD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paraguay | PYG bil | 67,580 | 69,344 | 72,080 | 74,378 | 75,884 | ... | ... | ||
| Peru | PEN bil | 339 | 346 | 357 | 364 | 379 | ... | ... | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTD bil | 72.9 | 73.2 | 74.3 | 72.8 | 73.7 | ||||
| Venezuela | VEF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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