How does ADBs capitalization compare with other multilateral development banks?
Multilateral development banks differ in their levels of capital, balance sheet size, and scale of operations. However. ADB’s capitalization relative to its lending level is the lowest among its peers (AfDB, IADB, EBRD), both historically and in future projections. For example, ADB’s capital base is half of IADB’s, yet its annual lending is about 70% of the latter’s.
