Papua New Guinea vs Small states: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Small states
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 33.2% against 15.5% in Small states, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.1 times Small states's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd and Small states ranks 29th of 152 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 10.3% | 30.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 16.2% | 34.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 22.1% | 12.7% | 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, Papua New Guinea or Small states?
- Papua New Guinea, at 33.2% against 15.5% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio between Papua New Guinea and Small states?
- 17.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Small states rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd and Small states ranks 29th 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.