Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 23.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 23.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 23.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2003.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.6% | — |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -26.4% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | +40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.3% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 14.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 15.7% | 23.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 2 Mozambique 121.4% compare
- 3 Haiti 120.0% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 117.0% compare
- 5 South Sudan 87.0% compare
- 6 Afghanistan 86.9% compare
- 7 Eritrea 84.9% compare
- 8 Tonga 78.8% compare
More financial sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Net migration 114,862 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.09 (2025)
- Broad money 50.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.1% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 50.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 21.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.3% (2023)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 117.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Africa Eastern and Southern was 23.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2003.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.