Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 28.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Azerbaijan, 1992–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Azerbaijan stood at 28.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Azerbaijan peaked at 55.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1998.
Azerbaijan ranks 161st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 38.6% | — |
| 1993 | 54.8% | +42.1% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -78.0% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 28.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.0%, 45% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 28.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.1%, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -78.0% | 55.9% | 12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 10.7% | 55.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 12.5% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 22.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 158 Argentina 28.5% compare
- 159 Mauritania 28.4% compare
- 160 South Sudan 28.3% compare
- 162 Comoros 27.9% compare
- 163 Madagascar 27.6% compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 27.3% compare
More financial sector data for Azerbaijan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Azerbaijan?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Azerbaijan was 28.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1998.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Azerbaijan ranks 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.