Nicaragua vs Zambia: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio
Nicaragua
36.8%
in 2024
Zambia
42.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
27th
Zambia rank
24th
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time
- Nicaragua
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 42.4% against 36.8% in Nicaragua, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 24th of 152 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 30.9% | 28.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.1% | 3.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 34.3% | 2.2% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio, Nicaragua or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 42.4% against 36.8% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio between Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 5.6%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Nicaragua ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 24th 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.