Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 44.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cape Verde, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cape Verde stood at 44.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 41.2% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cape Verde peaked at 44.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2011.
That places Cape Verde 23rd out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29.7% | — |
| 2002 | 33.6% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +44.8% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | -14.7% |
| 2025 | 44.5% | +41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 23.7% | 33.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 14.9% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 31.6% | 44.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Cape Verde
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 370,513 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 63.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.41 % 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 915.16 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 919.24 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 919.24 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 919.24 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,743 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cape Verde?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cape Verde was 44.5% 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2011.
- How does Cape Verde rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Cape Verde ranks 23rd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.