Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Other small states
Other small states: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 19.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Other small states, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 19.5% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Other small states peaked at 27.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2004.
That places Other small states 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.2% | — |
| 2002 | 20.9% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -52.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +66.2% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -28.7% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +65.9% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +42.6% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +37.9% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +35.6% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 8.1% | 23.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 10.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 16.8% | 27.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More financial sector data for Other small states
- Net migration -22,877 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.07 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 60.0% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 60.2% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 12.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Broad money 35.9% (1969)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -175.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Other small states?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Other small states was 19.5% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2004.
- How does Other small states rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Other small states ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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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About this data
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.