Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 23.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2001–2025
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 23.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 28.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2002.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.8% | — |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +33.2% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -18.7% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 11.3% | 19.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 16.2% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 20.8% | 28.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 1 Libya 315.4% compare
- 2 Mozambique 121.4% compare
- 3 Haiti 120.0% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 117.0% compare
- 5 South Sudan 87.0% compare
- 6 Afghanistan 86.9% compare
More financial sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.49 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.7% (2025)
- Broad money 40.6% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 75.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration 1.29 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 42.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 23.9% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2002.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.