Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time
- Japan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 33.2% against 30.3% in Japan, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Japan ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 41.2% | 38.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 50.5% | 31.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 34.8% | 1.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio, Japan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 33.2% against 30.3% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio between Japan and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Japan ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd 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.