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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
15.3%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
34.6%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
30th

Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Zimbabwe
020406080200220132025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 34.6% against 15.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 19.3%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 39 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 23.5% 15.9% 7.6% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 20.1% 31.8% 11.8% Zimbabwe
2020s 17.9% 36.3% 18.4% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 34.6% against 15.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
19.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 39 groups.
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.