Bank Reserves
Bank Reserves track the deposits that commercial banks and other depository institutions hold at the central bank, together with vault cash in some definitions. These reserves are used to meet reserve requirements and to settle interbank payments, and they form part of the monetary base — making them a core indicator for monetary policy and financial-system liquidity analysis. This series is part of Latin Macro Watch, the macroeconomic database published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on data.iadb.org, and it sits within the Money and Banking category.
Coverage
The indicator is available for 18 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency, covering the period 1990–2026. Values can be retrieved in several units, including % of GDP, % of M2, constant prices (CPI-deflated), millions of USD, and millions of domestic currency, each available as the average of the period or end of period. Derived transformations are also provided, namely 3-, 6-, and 12-month moving averages (MA3, MA6, MA12) and month-over-month, quarter-over-quarter, and year-over-year growth (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).
Sources
The data are compiled by the IDB from national central banks and monetary authorities across the region, including Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco Central de la República Argentina, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, Central Bank of The Bahamas, and Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, among others.
Metadata & use
| Format | CSV |
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| Language | en |
| Country |
Argentina
Bahamas
Trinidad & Tobago
Belize
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
El Salvador
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Panama
Uruguay
Venezuela
Barbados
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
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| Data notes |
What do Bank Reserves measure?Bank Reserves measure the deposits that commercial banks and other depository institutions hold at the central bank, together with vault cash in some definitions. They are used to meet reserve requirements and settle interbank payments, and they form part of the monetary base. How many countries are covered and at what frequency?The indicator covers 18 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, available at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency for the period 1990–2026. What units and transformations are available?Values are available as % of GDP, % of M2, constant prices (CPI-deflated), millions of USD, and millions of domestic currency, each as average of the period or end of period. Transformations include 3-, 6-, and 12-month moving averages (MA3, MA6, MA12) and MoM %, QoQ %, and YoY % growth. Where do the data come from?The IDB compiles the series from national central banks and monetary authorities across the region, including Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco Central de la República Argentina, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, Central Bank of The Bahamas, and Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, among others. What is this indicator typically used for?Because reserves form part of the monetary base and reflect reserve requirements and interbank settlement needs, analysts use them to study monetary policy stance, banking-system liquidity, and financial-sector conditions across Latin America and the Caribbean. How do I cite this indicator?Cite it as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch — "Bank Reserves". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset. |