Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Guyana
Guyana: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 27.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Guyana, 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 Guyana is 27.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Guyana peaked at 33.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2008.
Guyana ranks 45th 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.4% | — |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +45.7% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | +25.1% |
| 2025 | 27.5% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 15.5% | 26.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 16.7% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 25.3% | 33.3% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Guyana
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.78 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 55.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 26.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 988.63 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 990.29 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 990.29 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 990.29 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Guyana?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Guyana was 27.5% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Guyana ranks 45th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.