Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Zimbabwe: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 34.6% against 15.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 19.3%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 15.9% | 3.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 31.8% | 13.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 36.3% | 18.7% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 34.6% against 15.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
- 19.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe rank globally for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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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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.