Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in IBRD only
IBRD only: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 18.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in IBRD only, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 18.7% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in IBRD only peaked at 22.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2002.
IBRD only ranks 12th of 39 groups 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.8% | — |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.1% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.8% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 18.7% | 22.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More financial sector data for IBRD only
- Net migration -632,917 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9.69 (2025)
- Broad money 159.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 34.7% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 122.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 119.9% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 20.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in IBRD only?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in IBRD only was 18.7% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2002.
- How does IBRD only rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- IBRD only ranks 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.