Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Egypt
Egypt: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 14.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Egypt, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Egypt stood at 14.4%.
The figure is down 52.3% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Egypt peaked at 52.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2012.
Egypt ranks 90th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.6% | — |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | +47.0% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -49.7% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +99.2% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +50.2% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | -22.0% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -52.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 21.9% | 44.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 13.4% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 14.4% | 46.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 87 Djibouti 15.3% compare
- 88 Rwanda 15.3% compare
- 89 Guinea-Bissau 14.8% compare
- 91 El Salvador 14.3% compare
- 92 Syrian Arab Republic 14.3% compare
- 93 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.3% compare
More financial sector data for Egypt
- 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 3.16 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 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 3.16 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 Egypt?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Egypt was 14.4% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Egypt ranks 90th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.