Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belize
Belize: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 24.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belize, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 24.0% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belize peaked at 32.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2002.
Belize ranks 55th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.2% | — |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -25.5% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.3% | 13.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 13.1% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 21.9% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 52 Poland 24.9% compare
- 53 Equatorial Guinea 24.7% compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.3% compare
- 56 North Macedonia 23.9% compare
- 57 Argentina 23.8% compare
- 58 Honduras 23.7% compare
More financial sector data for Belize
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,822 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 365.01 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 408.49 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 408.49 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 408.49 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 965.87 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belize?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Belize was 24.0% 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2002.
- How does Belize rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Belize ranks 55th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.