Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mexico
Mexico: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 7.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mexico, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mexico stood at 7.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mexico peaked at 20.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2019.
Mexico ranks 123rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.0% | — |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +35.9% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.1% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More financial sector data for Mexico
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 123,543 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 135.18 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 160.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 174.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 187.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 187.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,418 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mexico?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Mexico was 7.4% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2019.
- How does Mexico rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Mexico ranks 123rd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.