Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in World
World: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 18.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in World, 2001–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 18.0% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2024.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in World peaked at 20.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2002.
World ranks 15th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.7% | — |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.3% | 17.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.8% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.0% | 20.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More financial sector data for World
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 41.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 3.69 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 9.61 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 10.36 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 13.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.75 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,552 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,672 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in World?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in World was 18.0% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2002.
- How does World rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- World ranks 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.