Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Qatar
Qatar: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 4.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Qatar, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 4.6% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Qatar peaked at 25.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2006.
That places Qatar 144th out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.7% | — |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +177.8% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +102.8% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +68.1% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -79.4% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +31.5% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +32.1% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.0% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 4.6% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.6% | 7.3% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Qatar
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 517,098 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 129.63 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 11.81 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 27.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 28.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 40.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 40.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 13,694 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Qatar?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Qatar was 4.6% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
- How does Qatar rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Qatar ranks 144th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.