Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 9.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Brunei Darussalam, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 9.6% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
That represents a change of up 33.0% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 16.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2001.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 114th of 152 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 Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.9% | — |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +68.0% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +44.6% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +54.4% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -37.7% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -26.6% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | +33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 5.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 7.2% | 16.4% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Brunei Darussalam
- 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 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 103.37 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 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 75.48 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 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 103.37 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Brunei Darussalam was 9.6% 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2001.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 114th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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.