Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 15.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 15.3% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 21.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2001.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.1% | — |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 15.1% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 15.2% | 18.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More financial sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.2% (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.46 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.9% (2022)
- Broad money 38.6% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration -225,499 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 66.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 24.7% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 29.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 15.3% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.