Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 17.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & Caribbean, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 17.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 22.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2005.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 17th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.1% | — |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -11.3% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.0% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 17.3% | 22.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More financial sector data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Net migration -401,848 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.54 (2025)
- Broad money 72.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 33.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 52.6% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.91 % 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 48.2% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -6.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & Caribbean was 17.3% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.