Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 5.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sri Lanka, 2001–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 5.4% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sri Lanka peaked at 16.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 136th out of 152 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.4% | — |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +80.3% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -47.4% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -45.1% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.9% | 16.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- 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 0.1797 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 0.1312 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 0.1797 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 Sri Lanka?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sri Lanka was 5.4% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Sri Lanka ranks 136th out of 152 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.