Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Oman
Oman: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Oman, 2001–2024
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 Oman is 5.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Oman peaked at 21.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2001.
Oman ranks 140th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.0% | — |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +77.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -33.2% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +58.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +170.2% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -38.0% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -27.4% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 4.0% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 8.1% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.0% | 8.3% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Oman
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 5,319 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2622 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 7.57 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 432.74 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 12.71 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 13.59 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 14.02 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 14.06 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,661 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Oman?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Oman was 5.0% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2001.
- How does Oman rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Oman ranks 140th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.