Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in China
China: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding was 18.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in China, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 18.9% for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in 2021.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in China peaked at 38.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2017.
That places China 152nd out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.3% | — |
| 2001 | 20.2% | -47.2% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +55.7% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 14.9% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 12.4% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.9% | 19.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in China?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in China was 18.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2017.
- How does China rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- China ranks 152nd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.