Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belarus
Belarus: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 12.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belarus, 2001–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belarus stood at 12.6%.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belarus peaked at 31.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2009.
Belarus ranks 102nd of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.9% | — |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +36.0% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +289.2% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +68.6% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 4.8% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 12.4% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 99 Uzbekistan 13.1% compare
- 100 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.8% compare
- 101 Grenada 12.6% compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 12.3% compare
- 104 Central African Republic 12.2% compare
- 105 Mauritius 12.2% compare
More financial sector data for Belarus
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 6,475 current LCU per person (2021)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8645 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 60.68 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 5.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.07 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 10.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 10.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,159 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belarus?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belarus was 12.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2009.
- How does Belarus rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Belarus ranks 102nd out of 151 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.