Total reserves in Small states
Small states: Total reserves was 35.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in Small states, 1971–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Small states recorded 35.8% for total reserves in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Small states peaked at 94.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1983.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.4% | 26.4% | 94.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 15.3% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.4% | 39.0% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 34.9% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 32.3% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 34.8% | 42.1% | 5 |
More financial sector data for Small states
- Domestic credit to private sector 54.8% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.49 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 52.3% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 52.6% (2024)
- Net migration -38,523 (2025)
- Broad money 71.0% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.3% (2024)
- Interest rate spread 6.1% (2025)
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio 15.5% (2025)
- Commercial bank branches 9.35 per 100,000 adults (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in Small states?
- Total reserves in Small states was 35.8% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1983.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.