Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 18.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2001–2025
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 18.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 26.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2001.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17.3% | — |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 17.3% | 24.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 22.4% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 18.7% | 24.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More financial sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Net migration -462,147 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 47.3% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.7 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 47.3% (2025)
- Broad money 73.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 35.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 50.1% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2001.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.