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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Tanzania's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) fell 0.61 percentage points on 2024 (from 14.27% to 13.67%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2024), the average change was −0.28 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.78 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.37 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.78 percentage points in 2008. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.89 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 73% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 9.62% for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.97%, against 1.48% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Tanzania had the 68th 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 Tanzania in the 2025 ranking

• Armenia — 64th of 109: 14.12%
• Dominica — 65th of 109: 13.97%
• Burundi — 66th of 109: 13.96%
• Philippines — 68th of 109: 13.45%
• Albania — 69th of 109: 13.36%
• Uzbekistan — 70th of 109: 13.06%

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 25 values

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

• Angola — 36.53% (2025)
• Benin — 6.48% (2025)
• Botswana — 5.18% (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 10.7% (2025)
• Burundi — 13.96% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 44.54% (2025)
• Cameroon — 22.79% (2019)
• Central African Republic — 12.22% (2022)
• Chad — 15.45% (2021)
• Comoros — 47.03% (2024)

More financial sector data for Tanzania

• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 146.04 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$2,541 (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 18.41% (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 18.45% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 18.45% (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 5.12% (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$2,598 (2024)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 231.54 (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 57.23 trillion (2025)

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Questions people ask

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

13.67% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is down 6.99 percentage points from 20.66% in 2001. The highest value was 23.55% in 2009 and the lowest 13.17% in 2023.

How does Tanzania rank?

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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