Seychelles's bank capital to assets ratio (%) was 7.33% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.58 percentage points from 7.91% in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 7.33% | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 6.3% | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 7.91% | 2015 |
| Highest | 9.71% | 2009 |
| Lowest | 5.92% | 2008 |
| Average since 2016 | 7.56% | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 6.63% | 2006 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Seychelles' bank capital to assets ratio (%) fell 0.25 percentage points on 2024 (from 7.58% to 7.33%).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2024), the average change was +0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.41 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.79 percentage points in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.71 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.2 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 43% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Seychelles had the 58th highest value of the 81 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Seychelles in the 2025 ranking
- Portugal — 54th of 81: 7.53%
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 55th of 81: 7.47%
- Slovak Republic — 56th of 81: 7.46%
- Malaysia — 58th of 81: 7.31%
- Guatemala — 59th of 81: 6.99%
- Sri Lanka — 60th of 81: 6.92%
What this measures
The indicator is a measure of capital adequacy that evaluates the financial strength of deposit takers by comparing Tier 1 capital to total assets. Tier 1 capital, often referred to as core capital, includes the most stable and readily available forms of capital, such as common equity, disclosed reserves, retained earnings, and certain other instruments that meet regulatory requirements under the Basel framework. This capital is considered the highest quality because it is fully available to cover losses and does not need to be repaid.
Limitations: Reporting countries compile the data using different methodologies, which may also vary for different points in time for the same country. Users are advised to consult the accompanying metadata on the IMF FSI website (data.imf.org) to conduct more meaningful cross-country comparisons or to assess the evolution of the indicator for any of the countries.
All 20 values
| Year | Bank capital to assets ratio (%) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.33 |
| 2024 | 7.58 |
| 2023 | 7.06 |
| 2022 | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 7.01 |
| 2020 | 6.3 |
| 2019 | 8.15 |
| 2018 | 8.2 |
| 2017 | 8.52 |
| 2016 | 9.15 |
| 2015 |
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) in nearby economies
- Angola — 11.95% (2024)
- Botswana — 9.48% (2025)
- Cameroon — 6.65% (2023)
- Central African Republic — 11.12% (2023)
- Chad — -1.04% (2023)
- Comoros — 8.85% (2022)
- Congo, Rep. — 8.86% (2023)
- Equatorial Guinea — -6.4% (2023)
- Eswatini — 11.4% (2025)
- Gabon — 8.59% (2023)
- Gambia, The
More financial sector data for Seychelles
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 122.54 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$14.73 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$14.73 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 2.6% (2025)
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 147.52 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 34.46% (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 25.3 billion (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 29.77 billion (2025)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 84.7% (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth)
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Questions people ask
- What is Seychelles's bank capital to assets ratio (%)?
- 7.33% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is up 0.7 percentage points from 6.63% in 2006. The highest value was 9.71% in 2009 and the lowest 5.92% in 2008.
- How does Seychelles rank?
- 58th highest of 81 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in bank capital to assets ratio (%) unusual for Seychelles?
- In 2025, Seychelles' bank capital to assets ratio (%) fell 0.25 percentage points on 2024 (from 7.58% to 7.33%). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2024), the average change was +0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.41 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FB.BNK.CAPA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Financial Soundness Indicators, International Monetary Fund (IMF), uri: https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF:EXTERNAL_DATASET_CARDS/IMF.STA:LFSI Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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