Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio

Ghana
70.7%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
18.7%
in 2025
Ghana rank
9th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
12th

Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 70.7% against 18.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 52.0%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 3.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Ghana ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 152 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 20.5% 20.1% 0.4% Ghana
2010s 26.7% 24.4% 2.3% Ghana
2020s 50.7% 23.5% 27.3% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Ghana, at 70.7% against 18.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
52.0%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
Ghana ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th 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.