Barbados vs Vanuatu: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio

Barbados
37.6%
in 2023
Vanuatu
40.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
26th
Vanuatu rank
25th

Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time

  • Barbados
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 40.3% against 37.6% in Barbados, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Barbados ranks 26th and Vanuatu ranks 25th of 152 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 7.4% 9.2% 1.8% Vanuatu
2010s 15.8% 27.5% 11.6% Vanuatu
2020s 36.8% 52.0% 15.2% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio, Barbados or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 40.3% against 37.6% in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio between Barbados and Vanuatu?
2.7%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Vanuatu?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Vanuatu rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
Barbados ranks 26th and Vanuatu 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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Indicator
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,390 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed

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.