Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Canada
Canada: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 0.2% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Canada, 2001–2008
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2008, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Canada stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
That places Canada 152nd out of 152 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4% | — |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
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More financial sector data for Canada
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 85,674 current LCU per person (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.77 % change on previous year (2008)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 71.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Canada?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Canada was 0.2% in 2008, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Canada ranks 152nd out of 152 countries with data for 2008.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.