Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in South Asia
South Asia: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in South Asia, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 7.8% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in South Asia peaked at 19.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2022.
That places South Asia 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.4% | — |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +37.7% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -45.2% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.1% | 19.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 8.4% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 11.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 34 Hungary 31.3% compare
- 35 Japan 30.3% compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.1% compare
- 37 Uruguay 30.0% compare
- 38 Seychelles 29.9% compare
- 39 Republic of Moldova 29.2% compare
- 40 Fiji 28.3% compare
More financial sector data for South Asia
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.72 (2025)
- Net migration -1.30 million (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 15.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 43.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.7% (2025)
- Broad money 79.6% (2021)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 43.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 43.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in South Asia?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in South Asia was 7.8% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- How does South Asia rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- South Asia ranks 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.