Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Seychelles
Seychelles: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 29.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Seychelles, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 29.9% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 179.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Seychelles peaked at 29.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2014.
That places Seychelles 38th out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.7% | — |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +78.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -57.6% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +90.4% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -45.6% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -44.5% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -32.8% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +40.9% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +84.8% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 29.9% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 7.9% | 29.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 26.4% | 29.9% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Seychelles
- 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.18 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 Seychelles?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Seychelles was 29.9% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2014.
- How does Seychelles rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Seychelles ranks 38th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.