Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Liberia
Liberia: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 25.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Liberia, 2007–2024
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 Liberia is 25.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.3% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Liberia peaked at 50.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 50th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 33.8% | — |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | +48.9% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -45.8% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | +22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 28.3% | 33.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 15.2% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 19.5% | 25.6% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Liberia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Liberia?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Liberia was 25.6% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Liberia ranks 50th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.