Bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities rose 7.18% yoy to 52.9% in Cyprus in 2Q2024, according to the National Central Bank. This is 5.00% more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities in Cyprus reached an all time high of 63.9% in 2Q2009 and an all time low of 17.0% in 3Q2016.
Cyprus has been ranked 25th within the group of 75 countries we follow in terms of bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities, 81 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Bank Liquid Assets (As % of Short-Term Liabilities) | Unit | 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 | Sep 2024 |
Albania | % | 40.7% | 41.5% | 42.4% | 42.5% | 42.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | % | 40.0% | 37.7% | 35.9% | 39.3% | 38.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Cyprus | % | 47.5% | 49.4% | 50.0% | 52.0% | 50.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Egypt | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Greece | % | 36.1% | 39.5% | 39.4% | 39.2% | 39.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Iraq | % | 66.8% | 62.8% | 60.1% | 62.0% | 58.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Israel | % | 33.4% | 34.3% | 33.1% | 35.7% | 36.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Jordan | % | 97.1% | 95.6% | 98.3% | 103% | 102% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Lebanon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Libya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Macedonia | % | 31.0% | 32.7% | 35.4% | 37.4% | 35.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | % | 40.5% | 39.7% | 38.6% | 38.9% | 37.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Syria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Turkey | % | 84.4% | 85.9% | 66.8% | 71.9% | 72.5% | ... |