Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 26.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2001–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 26.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 32.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2002.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17.5% | — |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 14.8% | 25.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 21.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 26.6% | 32.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Libya 315.4% compare
- 2 Mozambique 121.4% compare
- 3 Haiti 120.0% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 117.0% compare
More financial sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Net migration -405,879 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.31 (2025)
- Broad money 210.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 42.5% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 177.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 11.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 176.6% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 14.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 26.6% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2002.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.