Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Serbia
Serbia: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 33.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Serbia, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 33.2% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Serbia peaked at 72.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2001.
Serbia ranks 31st 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.8% | — |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +57.3% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +43.4% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +101.9% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | -32.4% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -35.2% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -31.0% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +39.7% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 33.2% | -19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 18.8% | 72.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.9% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 22.7% | 41.2% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Serbia
- 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.8 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 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.15 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.8 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 Serbia?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Serbia 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2001.
- How does Serbia rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Serbia ranks 31st out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.