Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 17.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 17.3% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 23.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2005.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 | 23.4% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -13.0% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.0% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 20.1% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 17.3% | 22.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More financial sector data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Net migration -386,836 (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 3.77 % 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 -4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.