Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Uganda
Uganda: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 24.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Uganda, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 24.9% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2025.
The figure is up 38.9% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Uganda peaked at 33.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2003.
That places Uganda 51st out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.5% | — |
| 2002 | 18.7% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +43.6% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -30.9% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | +38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 14.1% | 22.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 14.1% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 17.6% | 24.9% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Uganda
- 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 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 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 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 Uganda?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Uganda was 24.9% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Uganda ranks 51st out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.