Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 16.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Lower middle income, 2001–2025
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 Lower middle income is 16.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Lower middle income peaked at 22.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2006.
That places Lower middle income 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.3% | — |
| 2002 | 16.3% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 15.0% | 19.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 16.7% | 22.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More financial sector data for Lower middle income
- Net migration -3.12 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.24 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.6% (2025)
- Broad money 67.4% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 20.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 38.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Lower middle income?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Lower middle income was 16.7% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2006.
- How does Lower middle income rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.