Bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities rose 4.48% yoy to 104% in Pakistan in 2Q2024, according to the National Central Bank. This is 1.32% more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities in Pakistan reached an all time high of 105% in 3Q2023 and an all time low of 36.8% in 4Q2008.
Pakistan has been ranked 7th within the group of 60 countries we follow in terms of bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities, 19 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Bank Liquid Assets (As % of Short-Term Liabilities) | Unit | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 |
Afghanistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Bangladesh | % | 39.4% | 40.3% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 39.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
China | % | ... | ... | ... | 65.2% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
India | % | 67.1% | 72.5% | 68.7% | 70.5% | 43.1% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Iraq | % | 70.3% | 66.8% | 62.8% | 60.1% | 62.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50.8% | ... | 49.9% | ... | ... | ||||||||
Pakistan | % | 92.1% | 95.0% | 99.1% | 105% | 103% | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | % | 103% | 111% | 109% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | % | 36.8% | 39.6% | 43.2% | 32.5% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Tajikistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Turkmenistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
USA | % | 248% | 205% | 189% | 173% | 176% | ... |