Banks' risk-weighted assets rose 43.6% to ARS 61.8 bil in Argentina in 2020, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, banks' risk-weighted assets in Argentina reached an all time high of ARS 61.8 bil in 2020 and an all time low of ARS 1.46 bil in 2005. When compared to Argentina's main peers, banks' risk-weighted assets in Bolivia amounted to BOB 182 bil, CLP 200,253 bil in Chile, PYG 96,117 bil in Paraguay and UYU 1,078 bil in Uruguay in 2020.
Argentina has been ranked 75th within the group of 87 countries we follow in terms of banks' risk-weighted assets, 30 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Banks' Risk-Weighted Assets (Local Currency) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Argentina | ARS bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.7 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 24.1 | 33.9 | |||||||||||
Bolivia | BOB bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96.8 | 114 | 130 | 143 | 156 | ||||||
Brazil | BRL bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,980 | 4,152 | 3,880 | 3,845 | 4,107 | |||||||||||
Chile | CLP bil | 140,225 | 158,746 | 160,841 | 166,500 | 189,363 | ||||||||||||||||
Paraguay | PYG bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58,519 | 67,831 | 67,563 | 72,080 | 83,878 | |||||||||||
Peru | PEN bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 289 | 330 | 340 | 357 | 401 | ||||||
Uruguay | UYU bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 524 | 644 | 664 | 658 | 744 |