Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Canada
Canada: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding was 46.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Canada stood at 46.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Canada peaked at 46.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2005.
Canada ranks 50th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +45.9% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -24.8% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +69.6% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +85.0% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | +27.7% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 7.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 33.7% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.6% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.031 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,725 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Canada?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Canada was 46.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Canada ranks 50th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.