Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 31.5% against 15.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 152 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.8% | 17.8% | 24.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 18.8% | 19.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 16.8% | 17.7% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Maldives, at 31.5% against 15.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 16.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Maldives ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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.