Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in IDA only
IDA only: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 21.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in IDA only, 2001–2024
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 IDA only is 21.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in IDA only peaked at 23.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2003.
IDA only ranks 6th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.9% | — |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.7% | 21.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.5% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 19.8% | 23.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 3 Haiti 120.0% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 117.0% compare
- 5 South Sudan 87.0% compare
- 6 Afghanistan 86.9% compare
- 7 Eritrea 84.9% compare
- 8 Tonga 78.8% compare
- 9 Ghana 70.7% compare
More financial sector data for IDA only
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 12.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 33.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.1% (2024)
- Net migration -901,514 (2025)
- Broad money 47.1% (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 32.9% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.57 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 32.5% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in IDA only?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in IDA only was 21.6% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2003.
- How does IDA only rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- IDA only ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.