Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Kenya
Kenya: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 7.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Kenya, 2001–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 7.0% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Kenya peaked at 12.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2022.
That places Kenya 126th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.0% | — |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +32.1% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -24.9% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 129,188 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 19,618 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.79 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 8.93 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 157.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Kenya?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Kenya was 7.0% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Kenya ranks 126th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.