Bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities rose 1.88% to 43.6% in Australia in 2024, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities in Australia reached an all time high of 43.6% in 2024 and an all time low of 22.5% in 2005.
Australia has been ranked 37th within the group of 85 countries we follow in terms of bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities, 46 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 |
| Australia | % | ... | 41.9% | 34.2% | 37.0% | 37.7% | 41.2% | |||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.8% | 25.3% | 26.7% | 24.7% | 19.6% | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | 21.5% | 21.9% | 25.6% | 29.6% | 26.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | ... | 151% | 159% | 152% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59.1% | 58.4% | 64.7% | 69.5% | 28.6% | ... | |||||||||||
| Philippines | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50.7% | 48.8% | 53.5% | 47.7% | 44.1% | |||||||||||
| Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | 74.3% | 73.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Thailand | % | ... | ... | 30.7% | 33.6% | 34.5% | 34.4% | 32.4% | ||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |