Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Maldives
Maldives: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 31.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Maldives, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 31.5% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Maldives peaked at 76.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2008.
Maldives ranks 33rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 66.3% | — |
| 2002 | 76.2% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | -33.0% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +45.6% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | -21.8% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.8% | 20.9% | 76.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 27.9% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 27.7% | 38.7% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Maldives
- 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.42 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.07 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.42 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 Maldives?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Maldives was 31.5% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2008.
- How does Maldives rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Maldives ranks 33rd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.