Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 19.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Jamaica, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Jamaica stood at 19.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Jamaica peaked at 41.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 72nd out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.9% | — |
| 2002 | 39.9% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +70.5% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 24.7% | 41.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 18.1% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 16.6% | 21.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Jamaica
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.2 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.64 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.2 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 Jamaica?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Jamaica was 19.3% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Jamaica ranks 72nd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.