Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Namibia
Namibia: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 4.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 4.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Namibia peaked at 10.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2002.
Namibia ranks 142nd of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.1% | — |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -42.8% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +80.1% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -24.8% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +54.5% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +39.9% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +36.3% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -35.4% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +25.7% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +32.2% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +34.8% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | -55.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.1% | 10.6% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Namibia
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -12.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1392 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 678.58 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 732.96 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 732.96 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Namibia?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Namibia was 4.7% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Namibia ranks 142nd out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.