Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio

Maldives
31.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
33.2%
in 2025
Maldives rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time

  • Maldives
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 33.2% against 31.5% in Maldives, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 152 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 41.8% 41.2% 0.6% Maldives
2010s 37.8% 50.5% 12.7% Papua New Guinea
2020s 34.4% 34.8% 0.4% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 33.2% against 31.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
1.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
Maldives ranks 33rd 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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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.