Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Gambia
Gambia: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 28.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Gambia, 2001–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Gambia stood at 28.2%.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Gambia peaked at 44.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 41st of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.9% | — |
| 2002 | 18.6% | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +42.6% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | +63.4% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -29.8% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 18.6% | 30.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 17.4% | 44.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 28.2% | 40.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 38 Seychelles 29.9% compare
- 39 Republic of Moldova 29.2% compare
- 40 Fiji 28.3% compare
- 42 Peru 28.1% compare
- 43 Kyrgyzstan 28.1% compare
- 44 Bhutan 27.7% compare
More financial sector data for Gambia
- 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 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.54 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 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.31 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 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.54 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 Gambia?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Gambia was 28.2% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Gambia ranks 41st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.