Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Least developed countries, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 15.3% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Least developed countries peaked at 22.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2023.
Least developed countries ranks 31st of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.4% | — |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 16.7% | 20.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 17.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 14.5% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More financial sector data for Least developed countries
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 30.8% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.77 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 31.1% (2024)
- Broad money 45.0% (2023)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 30.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.1% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 31.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Least developed countries?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Least developed countries was 15.3% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2023.
- How does Least developed countries rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Least developed countries ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed 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.