Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 18.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific, 2008–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific is 18.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 23.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2008.
That places East Asia & Pacific 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.4% | — |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +65.7% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 13.4% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.8% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 18.0% | 23.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More financial sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Domestic credit to private sector 175.4% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 49.5% (2024)
- Broad money 211.5% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 164.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.35 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 164.6% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net migration -37,630 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in East Asia & Pacific was 18.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2008.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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About this data
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.