Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bangladesh, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bangladesh stood at 7.8%.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bangladesh peaked at 14.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 121st out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.7% | — |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | +4.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 7.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 7.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 7.7%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.5% | 10.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7636 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bangladesh?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bangladesh was 7.8% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Bangladesh ranks 121st out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.