Barbados vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time
- Barbados
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 37.6% against 16.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.6%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Barbados ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 17.7% | 10.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 18.7% | 2.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 18.0% | 18.8% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio, Barbados or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Barbados, at 37.6% against 16.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio between Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 21.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Barbados ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.