Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Hong Kong, China, 2008–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 5.4% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Hong Kong, China peaked at 9.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2008.
That places Hong Kong, China 135th out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.5% | — |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +167.3% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -10.5% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 5.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.8%, 50% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 5.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.0%, 32% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Hong Kong, China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +167.3% | 3.5% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.5% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 7.6% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Hong Kong, China?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Hong Kong, China was 5.4% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2008.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 135th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.