El Salvador vs Laos: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio)

El Salvador
2.11 ratio
in 2024
Laos
2.17 ratio
in 2023
El Salvador rank
140th
Laos rank
138th

Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Laos
2468200020122024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 2.17 ratio against 2.11 ratio in El Salvador, a difference of 0.06 ratio.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 140th and Laos ranks 138th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Laos Difference Ahead
2000s 3.72 ratio 5.21 ratio 1.5 ratio Laos
2010s 3.13 ratio 2.82 ratio 0.3116 ratio El Salvador
2020s 2.23 ratio 2.6 ratio 0.3715 ratio Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, El Salvador or Laos?
Laos, at 2.17 ratio against 2.11 ratio in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between El Salvador and Laos?
0.06 ratio, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
El Salvador ranks 140th and Laos ranks 138th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio)
Unit
ratio
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
222 places, 5,136 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed