Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Rwanda
Rwanda: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 15.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Rwanda, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Rwanda stood at 15.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Rwanda peaked at 23.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2008.
Rwanda ranks 88th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.9% | — |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -61.0% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +147.2% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -28.9% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +37.1% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 9.2% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 11.5% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 14.4% | 19.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.8% compare
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- 89 Guinea-Bissau 14.8% compare
- 90 Egypt 14.4% compare
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More financial sector data for Rwanda
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 401,388 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 357.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 31.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2004)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2004)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 98.37 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Rwanda?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Rwanda was 15.3% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2008.
- How does Rwanda rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Rwanda ranks 88th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.