Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Lesotho
Lesotho: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 7.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 7.9% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Lesotho peaked at 12.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2008.
That places Lesotho 120th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.8% | — |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +27.4% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +42.3% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +36.6% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -48.7% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -36.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +59.6% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +37.7% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +31.8% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -48.2% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +79.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 3.4% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 4.4% | 8.4% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1,569 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -37.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 660.13 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 330.63 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Lesotho?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Lesotho was 7.9% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.