Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio

Maldives
31.5%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
15.3%
in 2025
Maldives rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
30th

Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time

  • Maldives
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 31.5% against 15.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 16.2%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 152 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 38.7% 15.9% 22.8% Maldives
2010s 37.8% 20.1% 17.7% Maldives
2020s 34.4% 17.9% 16.5% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio, Maldives or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Maldives, at 31.5% against 15.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
16.2%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
Maldives ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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.