Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 21.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 21.7% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2024.
The figure is down 20.4% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bulgaria peaked at 29.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 66th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.5% | — |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +93.3% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +61.4% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.5% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 11.2% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 21.7% | 29.2% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 20.89 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 15.25 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 20.89 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 Bulgaria?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Bulgaria was 21.7% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Bulgaria ranks 66th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.