Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 23.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in North Macedonia, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 23.9% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in North Macedonia peaked at 29.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2001.
North Macedonia ranks 56th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.2% | — |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +65.7% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +54.3% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 7.2% | 24.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 21.0% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 23.9% | 28.5% | 6 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in North Macedonia?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in North Macedonia was 23.9% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- North Macedonia ranks 56th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.