Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Small states
Small states: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Small states, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Small states stood at 15.5%.
That represents a change of down 21.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Small states peaked at 27.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2008.
Small states ranks 29th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.2% | — |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +28.7% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.4% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 12.9% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 15.5% | 27.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More financial sector data for Small states
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 52.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.49 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 52.6% (2024)
- Broad money 71.0% (2019)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -63.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.3% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 54.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Small states?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Small states was 15.5% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2008.
- How does Small states rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Small states ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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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About this data
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.