Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in United States
United States: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 91.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in United States, 1960–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, liquid liabilities to gdp in United States stood at 91.7%. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in United States peaked at 91.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 1994.
That places United States 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.1% | — |
| 1961 | 62.8% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 63.7% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 65.9% | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 64.1% | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 66.8% | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 62.0% | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 65.4% | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 68.7% | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 71.0% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 70.2% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 69.9% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 70.0% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 69.5% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 68.3% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 69.5% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 69.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 73.2% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 73.9% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 77.2% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 75.7% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 75.0% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 73.3% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 71.2% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 70.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 63.1% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 59.7% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 60.8% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 67.5% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 68.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +19.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 91.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 95% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.6% | 60.1% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.4% | 65.4% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 69.4% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 59.7% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 62.6% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 70.5% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.7% | 91.7% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for United States
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % 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 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 65.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % 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 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in United States?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in United States was 91.7% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 1994.
- How does United States rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- United States ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.