Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Zambia
Zambia: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding was 49.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Zambia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 49.0% for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in 2021.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Zambia peaked at 64.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2014.
That places Zambia 44th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.7% | — |
| 2001 | 58.5% | +55.3% |
| 2002 | 64.6% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +61.4% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 37.7% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 30.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 49.0% | 55.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More financial sector data for Zambia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,869 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2020)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.08 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Zambia?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Zambia was 49.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Zambia ranks 44th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.