Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 10.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sierra Leone, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sierra Leone is 10.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 38.3% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sierra Leone peaked at 26.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 113th out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.4% | — |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -37.9% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +56.3% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -44.3% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -36.5% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +27.9% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | -38.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.4% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 9.1% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 10.1% | 26.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 110 Burkina Faso 10.7% compare
- 111 Georgia 10.6% compare
- 112 Saint Lucia 10.2% compare
- 114 Brunei Darussalam 9.6% compare
- 115 Timor-Leste 9.5% compare
- 116 Tunisia 9.0% compare
More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0027 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 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 Sierra Leone?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sierra Leone was 10.1% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Sierra Leone ranks 113th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.