Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in North America
North America: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 3.1% in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in North America, 2001–2008
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 North America is 3.1%, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 571.3% on the previous year and up 423.9% over ten years.
That places North America 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +571.3% |
Countries ranked near North America
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.1% compare
- 37 Uruguay 30.0% compare
- 38 Seychelles 29.9% compare
- 39 Republic of Moldova 29.2% compare
- 40 Fiji 28.3% compare
- 41 Gambia 28.2% compare
- 42 Peru 28.1%
More financial sector data for North America
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 44.5% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net migration 1.56 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 201.3% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 44.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 54.2% (2025)
- Broad money 99.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.73 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in North America?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in North America was 3.1% in 2008, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- How does North America rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- North America ranks 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2008.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 423.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.