Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritius
Mauritius: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 12.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritius, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 12.2% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritius peaked at 18.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2006.
Mauritius ranks 105th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.0% | — |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -24.3% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -35.4% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +43.5% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -21.8% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 2.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 11.6% | 18.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 102 Belarus 12.6% compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 12.3% compare
- 104 Central African Republic 12.2% compare
- 106 United States of America 12.1% compare
- 107 Antigua and Barbuda 11.6% compare
- 108 Palestine, State of 11.0% compare
More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 869,032 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 13.97 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.00 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.25 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.51 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,042 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritius?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mauritius was 12.2% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2006.
- How does Mauritius rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Mauritius ranks 105th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.