Libya: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Libya's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) rose 101.32 percentage points on 2024 (from 214.12% to 315.45%).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2024), the average change was −0.21 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 84.85 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 152.48 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 140.64 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Libya had the 1st highest value of the 109 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Libya in the 2025 ranking

• Ghana — 2nd of 109: 126.15%
• Mozambique — 3rd of 109: 121.72%
• Haiti — 4th of 109: 119.95%

What this measures

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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 12 values

Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 86.89% (2020)
• Algeria — 20.1% (2025)
• Djibouti — 15.33% (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 14.37% (2025)
• Iraq — 53.76% (2024)
• Israel — 21.96% (2025)
• Jordan — 22.56% (2025)
• Kuwait — 6.06% (2025)
• Morocco — 3.5% (2025)
• Oman — 4.98% (2024)

More financial sector data for Libya

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 12.35% (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 501.95 billion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 12.54% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 12.54% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 263.98 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$5.31 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$5.3 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -3.94% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 57.75 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Libya's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%)?

315.45% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2014?

It is up 99.26 percentage points from 216.18% in 2014. The highest value was 381.41% in 2020 and the lowest 161.65% in 2015.

How does Libya rank?

1st highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) unusual for Libya?

In 2025, Libya's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) rose 101.32 percentage points on 2024 (from 214.12% to 315.45%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2024), the average change was −0.21 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 84.85 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FD.RES.LIQU.AS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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