Papua New Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 33.2% against 15.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 17.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 17.8% | 23.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 18.8% | 31.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 16.8% | 18.0% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Papua New Guinea, at 33.2% 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 Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 17.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd 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.