Bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities rose 40.7% to 51.8% in Sri Lanka in 2023, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 53.8% in 2020 and an all time low of 36.7% in 2012.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 43rd within the group of 109 countries we follow in terms of bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities, 28 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Bank Liquid Assets (As % of Short-Term Liabilities) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Bangladesh | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44.5% | 38.6% | 52.4% | 48.5% | 39.4% | ... | |||||||
Cambodia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.8% | 25.3% | 26.7% | 24.7% | 19.6% | ||||||||||
China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55.3% | 58.5% | 58.4% | 60.3% | 62.8% | ||||||||||
India | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64.3% | 66.6% | 78.1% | 68.6% | 67.1% | |||||||||||
Indonesia | % | ... | 21.5% | 21.9% | 25.6% | 29.6% | 26.6% | |||||||||||||||
Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Malaysia | % | ... | 151% | 159% | 152% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
Maldives | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45.8% | 40.5% | 52.2% | 55.0% | 51.1% | ||||||||
Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Pakistan | % | ... | 86.4% | 89.1% | 102% | 97.3% | 92.1% | |||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | 74.3% | 73.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.6% | 48.5% | 53.8% | 48.9% | 36.8% | ... | ||||||||
Thailand | % | ... | ... | 30.7% | 33.6% | 34.5% | 34.4% | 32.4% | ||||||||||||||
Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |