Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Libya
Libya: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 315.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Libya, 2014–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 315.4% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.3% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Libya peaked at 381.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 161.6%, in 2015.
That places Libya 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 216.2% | — |
| 2015 | 161.6% | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 204.3% | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 356.7% | +74.7% |
| 2018 | 313.2% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 274.7% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 381.4% | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 240.8% | -36.9% |
| 2022 | 198.6% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 218.7% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 214.1% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 315.4% | +47.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 254.5% | 161.6% | 356.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 261.5% | 198.6% | 381.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 2 Mozambique 121.4% compare
- 3 Haiti 120.0% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 117.0% compare
More financial sector data for Libya
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.7762 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,435 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -10.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.7722 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 1.2 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 7,733 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 8,230 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Libya?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Libya was 315.4% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 381.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 161.6% in 2015.
- How does Libya rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Libya ranks 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.