Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2002–2025
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 16.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 33.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2002.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.0% | — |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +37.4% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -37.4% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +50.9% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +57.0% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | -27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 11.0% | 25.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 13.1% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 16.0% | 22.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Net migration -1.26 million (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.02 (2024)
- Broad money 69.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 36.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -39.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 26.6% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -43.6 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 16.0% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2002.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.