Bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities rose 3.14% yoy to 42.9% in Australia in 1Q2025, according to the National Central Bank. This is 1.67% less than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities in Australia reached an all time high of 43.6% in 4Q2024 and an all time low of 22.5% in 4Q2005.
Australia has been ranked 18th within the group of 47 countries we follow in terms of bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities, 62 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Liquid Assets (As % of Short-Term Liabilities) | Unit | 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 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 |
| Australia | % | 42.4% | 42.8% | 41.6% | 41.4% | 41.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 20.3% | 24.4% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 22.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 22.3% | 24.0% | 22.2% | 20.7% | 20.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Papua New Guinea | % | 24.3% | 25.0% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 40.9% | 43.6% | 41.5% | 41.1% | 42.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | % | 33.0% | 34.7% | 33.9% | 33.7% | 35.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |