Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 33.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Papua New Guinea stood at 33.2%.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Papua New Guinea peaked at 85.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2002.
Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.3% | — |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -27.7% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +40.6% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +84.3% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | +150.8% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +32.3% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | -41.2% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 33.2% | +4.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 33.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 33.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.0%, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +150.8% | 28.8% | 72.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 13.2% | 72.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 33.5% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 28.9% | 42.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.0743 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 0.0543 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 0.0743 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Papua New Guinea was 33.2% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2002.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.