Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Argentina
Argentina: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 23.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Argentina, 2010–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Argentina stood at 23.8%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Argentina peaked at 122.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2025.
Argentina ranks 57th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 69.0% | — |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -28.0% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +35.9% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 100.4% | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 113.2% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 122.4% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 114.6% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -79.1% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.3% | 47.4% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 23.8% | 122.4% | 6 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Argentina?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Argentina was 23.8% 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 122.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2025.
- How does Argentina rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Argentina ranks 57th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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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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.