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Economy > Bank liquid > Reserves to bank assets ratio: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 PanamaPanama 25.36 billion 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 1.33 billion 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 768.36 million 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 614.29 million 2003
2 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 156.14 million 2005
3 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 114.89 2005
4 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 107.72 2005
5 LibyaLibya 104.62 2005
6 IraqIraq 99.95 2004
7 ComorosComoros 85.79 2005
8 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 76.68 2005
9 BhutanBhutan 76.43 2005
10 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 51.04 2005
11 RomaniaRomania 50.34 2005
12 LebanonLebanon 43.43 2005
13 PeruPeru 42.81 2005
14 HaitiHaiti 40.74 2005
15 EthiopiaEthiopia 36.93 2005
16 ZimbabweZimbabwe 34.17 2005
17 CambodiaCambodia 33.84 2005
18 LiberiaLiberia 32.12 2005
19 ParaguayParaguay 31.69 2005
20 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 30.03 2005
21 MaldivesMaldives 29.54 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 29.08 2004
22 CameroonCameroon 28.71 2005
23 MoldovaMoldova 28.02 2005
24 JordanJordan 27.78 2005
25 YemenYemen 26.51 2005
26 AlgeriaAlgeria 25.4 2005
27 ZambiaZambia 25.34 2005
28 AngolaAngola 25.21 2005
29 VenezuelaVenezuela 24.6 2005
30 UruguayUruguay 23.45 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 22.86 2005
31 MalawiMalawi 22.47 2005
=32 EgyptEgypt 21.81 2005
=32 NepalNepal 21.81 2005
34 NicaraguaNicaragua 21.45 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 21.03 2005
35 The GambiaThe Gambia 20.69 2005
36 Cape VerdeCape Verde 20.43 2005
37 MadagascarMadagascar 20.08 2005
38 GabonGabon 19.99 2005
39 CroatiaCroatia 19.57 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 19.48 2005
40 ArmeniaArmenia 19.43 2005
41 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 18.98 2005
42 ChadChad 18.1 2005
43 EritreaEritrea 18.09 2005
44 LaosLaos 17.92 2005
45 GuyanaGuyana 17.69 2005
46 SudanSudan 17.65 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 17.63 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 17.19 2005
47 SeychellesSeychelles 16.72 2005
48 NigeriaNigeria 16.7 2005
49 MaliMali 16.66 2005
50 TongaTonga 16.64 2005
51 ChinaChina 16.29 2005
52 RwandaRwanda 15.75 2005
53 BeninBenin 15.73 2005
54 NigerNiger 15.61 2005
55 IndonesiaIndonesia 15.52 2005
=56 UgandaUganda 14.49 2005
=56 MozambiqueMozambique 14.49 2005
58 SenegalSenegal 13.58 2005
59 UkraineUkraine 13.49 2005
60 SurinameSuriname 13.44 2005
61 HondurasHonduras 13.34 2005
=62 TajikistanTajikistan 13.32 2005
=62 SyriaSyria 13.32 2004
64 TanzaniaTanzania 13.3 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 13.15 2005
65 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 13.07 2005
66 GeorgiaGeorgia 12.99 2005
67 IranIran 12.73 2005
=68 BurundiBurundi 12.34 2005
=68 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 12.34 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 12.13 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 12.02 2005
70 RussiaRussia 11.91 2005
71 MoroccoMorocco 11.9 2005
72 GuatemalaGuatemala 11.66 2005
73 AlbaniaAlbania 11.56 2005
74 Costa RicaCosta Rica 11.42 2005
75 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 11.18 2005
76 JamaicaJamaica 11.09 2005
77 BulgariaBulgaria 11.04 2005
78 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 10.95 2005
79 BelarusBelarus 10.81 2005
80 FijiFiji 10.55 2005
81 El SalvadorEl Salvador 10.5 2005
82 MongoliaMongolia 10.45 2005
83 GuineaGuinea 10.38 2005
84 LesothoLesotho 10.16 2005
85 ArubaAruba 10.1 2005
86 ArgentinaArgentina 10.07 2005
87 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 9.93 2005
88 TurkeyTurkey 9.83 2005
89 SamoaSamoa 9.77 2005
90 BelizeBelize 9.63 2005
91 GhanaGhana 9.4 2005
92 PhilippinesPhilippines 9.17 2005
93 United Arab EmiratesUAE 9.15 2005
94 BangladeshBangladesh 9.13 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 9.13 2005
95 EstoniaEstonia 9.11 2005
96 PakistanPakistan 9.03 2005
97 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 8.96 2005
98 MexicoMexico 8.83 2005
99 GrenadaGrenada 8.38 2005
100 DominicaDominica 8.37 2005
101 TogoTogo 8.11 2005
=102 Sri LankaSri Lanka 7.87 2005
=102 BahrainBahrain 7.87 2005
104 LithuaniaLithuania 7.79 2005
105 KenyaKenya 7.73 2005
106 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 7.62 2005
107 CyprusCyprus 7.5 2005
108 BrazilBrazil 7.33 2005
109 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 7.1 2005
110 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 7.06 2005
111 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 6.89 2001
112 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 6.8 2005
113 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 6.69 2005
114 VanuatuVanuatu 6.67 2005
115 LatviaLatvia 6.49 2005
116 VietnamVietnam 6.29 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 6.27 2005
117 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 6.18 2005
118 ColombiaColombia 6.09 2005
119 ChileChile 5.75 2005
120 BotswanaBotswana 5.6 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 5.59 2005
121 KazakhstanKazakhstan 5.54 2005
122 BoliviaBolivia 5.24 2005
123 BruneiBrunei 5.23 2005
124 SwazilandSwaziland 4.91 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 4.8 2005
125 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 4.75 2005
126 SlovakiaSlovakia 4.56 2005
127 TunisiaTunisia 4.46 2005
128 QatarQatar 4.32 2005
129 BarbadosBarbados 4.18 2005
130 JapanJapan 4.09 2005
131 EcuadorEcuador 3.96 2005
132 HungaryHungary 3.92 2005
133 MauritaniaMauritania 3.5 2003
134 MalaysiaMalaysia 3.48 2005
135 IsraelIsrael 3.11 2005
136 PolandPoland 2.95 2005
137 South AfricaSouth Africa 2.78 2005
138 OmanOman 2.76 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 2.74 2005
139 NorwayNorway 2.7 2005
140 ThailandThailand 2.54 2005
141 South KoreaSouth Korea 2.52 2005
142 SingaporeSingapore 2.51 2005
143 NamibiaNamibia 2.48 2005
144 SloveniaSlovenia 2.39 2005
145 MauritiusMauritius 2.19 2005
146 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.16 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 2.04 2005
147 FinlandFinland 2 2005
148 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1.99 2005
149 GreeceGreece 1.93 2005
150 MaltaMalta 1.91 2005
151 MacauMacau 1.65 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.33 2005
152 IrelandIreland 1.25 2005
153 BelgiumBelgium 1.24 2005
154 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.21 2005
155 IcelandIceland 1.19 2005
156 GermanyGermany 1.18 2005
157 KuwaitKuwait 1.13 2005
158 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.12 2005
159 AustriaAustria 1.05 2005
160 SpainSpain 1.04 2005
161 FranceFrance 0.92 2005
162 AustraliaAustralia 0.79 2005
163 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.78 2005
164 United StatesUnited States 0.76 2005
165 ItalyItaly 0.73 2005
166 DenmarkDenmark 0.7 2005
167 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.54 2005
168 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.44 2005
169 PortugalPortugal 0.42 2003
170 CanadaCanada 0.29 2005
=171 SwedenSweden 0.25 2005
=171 Hong KongHong Kong 0.25 2005

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Interesting observations about Economy > Bank liquid > Reserves to bank assets ratio

  • Panama has had the highest bank liquid > reserves to bank assets ratio since 1969.
  • Libya ranked first for bank liquid > reserves to bank assets ratio amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Lebanon ranked first for bank liquid > reserves to bank assets ratio amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • Romania ranked first for bank liquid > reserves to bank assets ratio amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Bhutan ranked first for bank liquid > reserves to bank assets ratio amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Iraq ranked #5 for bank liquid > reserves to bank assets ratio amongst Hot countries in 2004.
  • Estonia ranked first for bank liquid > reserves to bank assets ratio amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
  • Equatorial Guinea ranked first for bank liquid > reserves to bank assets ratio amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Federated States of Micronesia ranked second for bank liquid > reserves to bank assets ratio amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Peru ranked second for bank liquid > reserves to bank assets ratio amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Croatia ranked second for bank liquid > reserves to bank assets ratio amongst European Union in 2005.
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