Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Iceland
Iceland: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding was 40.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Iceland, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Iceland stood at 40.5%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Iceland peaked at 51.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Iceland 68th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +7583.5% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +65.8% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 0.4% | 34.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 28.5% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.5% | 40.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More financial sector data for Iceland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 11.64 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 118.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.23 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 203.48 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 5.65 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 5.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 14,384 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Iceland?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Iceland was 40.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Iceland ranks 68th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.