Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Tonga
Tonga: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 78.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Tonga, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 78.8% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Tonga peaked at 94.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2003.
Tonga ranks 8th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.5% | — |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -30.9% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +92.7% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -44.4% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +53.4% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +62.1% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | +35.9% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | +50.9% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 78.8% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 13.6% | 26.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 28.5% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 59.3% | 94.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 5 South Sudan 87.0% compare
- 6 Afghanistan 86.9% compare
- 7 Eritrea 84.9% compare
- 9 Ghana 70.7% compare
- 10 Sudan 70.6% compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 61.7% compare
More financial sector data for Tonga
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,704 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4131 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 278.97 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 301.36 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 301.36 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 301.36 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,905 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,905 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Tonga?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Tonga was 78.8% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2003.
- How does Tonga rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Tonga ranks 8th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.