Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bhutan
Bhutan: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 27.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bhutan, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 27.7% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bhutan peaked at 81.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 44th out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 62.0% | — |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -51.8% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +59.5% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -43.7% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | +91.0% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -38.1% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +38.0% |
| 2025 | 27.7% | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 58.3% | 81.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 18.8% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 16.8% | 39.7% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bhutan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bhutan?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bhutan was 27.7% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Bhutan ranks 44th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.