Bank Liquid Assets (As % of Short-Term Liabilities) fell 12.0% yoy to 58.7% in Iraq in 1Q2024

Bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities fell 12.0% yoy to 58.7% in Iraq in 1Q2024, according to the National Central Bank. This is 5.28% less than in the previous quarter.

Historically, bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities in Iraq reached an all time high of 73.6% in 2Q2019 and an all time low of 58.7% in 1Q2024.

Iraq has been ranked 23rd within the group of 84 countries we follow in terms of bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities, 23 places below the position seen 10 years ago.