Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Senegal
Senegal: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 16.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Senegal, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 16.8% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
That represents a change of up 39.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Senegal peaked at 17.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2017.
That places Senegal 82nd out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.0% | — |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +47.7% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -30.2% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -40.1% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +55.5% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | +39.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 10.4% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 6.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 9.0% | 16.8% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Senegal
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.09 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.25 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.09 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 Senegal?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Senegal was 16.8% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Senegal ranks 82nd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.