Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) by country
Countries reporting
158
Highest
31.57 ratio
Libya
Lowest
0.0601 ratio
Luxembourg
Median
4.22 ratio
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,884
What the numbers show
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) is currently reported for 158 countries. The highest value is 31.57 ratio in Libya; the lowest is 0.0601 ratio in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.22 ratio, and the mean is 4.89 ratio.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 526.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan, Republic of (up 341.7%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 89.5%).
Total reserves in months of imports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 31.57 ratio | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 16.63 ratio | 2020 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 3 | Algeria | 16.53 ratio | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 16.26 ratio | 2023 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 5 | Israel | 15.83 ratio | 2024 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 15.06 ratio | 2024 | down 55.1% | rising |
| 7 | Lebanon | 13.6 ratio | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 13.2 ratio | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 13.05 ratio | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 12.6 ratio | 2022 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 11 | China, People's Republic of | 11.23 ratio | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 12 | Iraq | 11.21 ratio | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 13 | Tonga | 10.8 ratio | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 10.54 ratio | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 15 | Nepal | 10.42 ratio | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 16 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 10.28 ratio | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 17 | Samoa | 9.82 ratio | 2024 | up 266.5% | rising |
| 18 | Kuwait | 8.95 ratio | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 8.93 ratio | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Brazil | 7.96 ratio | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 21 | Jordan | 7.79 ratio | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 22 | Uruguay | 7.73 ratio | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 23 | Cambodia | 7.65 ratio | 2024 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 24 | Comoros | 7.61 ratio | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 25 | India | 7.52 ratio | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 7.48 ratio | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 7.46 ratio | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 28 | Guatemala | 7.39 ratio | 2024 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 7.35 ratio | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 30 | Philippines | 7.31 ratio | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 7.03 ratio | 2024 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 32 | Nigeria | 6.79 ratio | 2024 | up 73.0% | falling |
| 33 | Haiti | 6.78 ratio | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 34 | Qatar | 6.7 ratio | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 35 | Bhutan | 6.55 ratio | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 36 | Suriname | 6.51 ratio | 2024 | up 148.2% | rising |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.49 ratio | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 38 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 6.39 ratio | 2023 | up 341.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 6.25 ratio | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 40 | Serbia | 6.17 ratio | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 41 | Albania | 6.04 ratio | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 42 | Paraguay | 5.99 ratio | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 43 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 5.82 ratio | 2023 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 44 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.76 ratio | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.73 ratio | 2024 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 5.72 ratio | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 47 | Indonesia | 5.72 ratio | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 5.67 ratio | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 49 | Lesotho | 5.54 ratio | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 50 | Angola | 5.51 ratio | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 51 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.51 ratio | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 52 | Jamaica | 5.45 ratio | 2023 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritania | 5.41 ratio | 2021 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 54 | Poland | 5.37 ratio | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 55 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 5.32 ratio | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 5.27 ratio | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 57 | Mauritius | 5.16 ratio | 2024 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 58 | Cameroon | 5.11 ratio | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 59 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.05 ratio | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 60 | Ukraine | 5.04 ratio | 2024 | up 329.0% | rising |
| 61 | Fiji | 4.98 ratio | 2022 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 62 | Gambia | 4.95 ratio | 2023 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 4.95 ratio | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 64 | Iceland | 4.83 ratio | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Botswana | 4.76 ratio | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 66 | Dominica | 4.73 ratio | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 67 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 4.66 ratio | 2024 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 68 | North Macedonia | 4.58 ratio | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 69 | Norway | 4.58 ratio | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 70 | Egypt | 4.54 ratio | 2024 | up 105.2% | falling |
| 71 | Tunisia | 4.51 ratio | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 72 | Honduras | 4.46 ratio | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 73 | Malaysia | 4.45 ratio | 2024 | down 21.5% | flat |
| 74 | Denmark | 4.41 ratio | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 75 | Grenada | 4.39 ratio | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 4.39 ratio | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 77 | Singapore | 4.29 ratio | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 4.26 ratio | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 79 | Gabon | 4.25 ratio | 2015 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Rwanda | 4.18 ratio | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 81 | Bahamas | 4.17 ratio | 2023 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 4.15 ratio | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 83 | Uganda | 4.14 ratio | 2018 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 84 | Kenya | 4.03 ratio | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 85 | Italy | 4.01 ratio | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 86 | Madagascar | 3.98 ratio | 2022 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 87 | Namibia | 3.93 ratio | 2024 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 88 | Oman | 3.69 ratio | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 89 | Seychelles | 3.65 ratio | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 3.65 ratio | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 91 | Argentina | 3.55 ratio | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 92 | Mexico | 3.55 ratio | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 93 | Montenegro | 3.47 ratio | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 94 | Mozambique, Republic of | 3.44 ratio | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 95 | Liberia | 3.44 ratio | 2022 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Mongolia | 3.33 ratio | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 97 | Myanmar | 3.29 ratio | 2019 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Belize | 3.19 ratio | 2024 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 99 | New Zealand | 3.16 ratio | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 3.15 ratio | 2024 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 101 | Portugal | 3.14 ratio | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 102 | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.07 ratio | 2022 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.04 ratio | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 104 | Zambia | 3.02 ratio | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 105 | San Marino, Republic of | 2.89 ratio | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 2.86 ratio | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 107 | Hungary | 2.86 ratio | 2024 | down 23.6% | flat |
| 108 | Pakistan | 2.85 ratio | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 109 | St. Lucia | 2.78 ratio | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 110 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 2.58 ratio | 2023 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 2.57 ratio | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 112 | France | 2.39 ratio | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 113 | Georgia | 2.29 ratio | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 114 | Germany | 2.2 ratio | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 115 | Ecuador | 2.2 ratio | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 116 | Guinea | 2.19 ratio | 2023 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 117 | El Salvador | 2.11 ratio | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 118 | Panama | 2.07 ratio | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Armenia | 2.06 ratio | 2024 | down 28.8% | flat |
| 120 | Eswatini | 2.06 ratio | 2023 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 121 | Sweden | 1.96 ratio | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 122 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.96 ratio | 2024 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 123 | Malawi | 1.91 ratio | 2020 | up 39.0% | flat |
| 124 | Kosovo | 1.88 ratio | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 125 | Latvia | 1.85 ratio | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 126 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.84 ratio | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 127 | Spain | 1.82 ratio | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 128 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 1.78 ratio | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 129 | Congo, Republic of | 1.6 ratio | 2021 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Canada | 1.57 ratio | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 131 | Ghana | 1.45 ratio | 2023 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 132 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1.42 ratio | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 133 | Lithuania | 1.39 ratio | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 134 | Finland | 1.37 ratio | 2024 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 135 | Australia | 1.36 ratio | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 136 | Slovakia | 1.32 ratio | 2024 | up 293.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Maldives | 1.3 ratio | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 138 | Greece | 1.29 ratio | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Barbados | 1.26 ratio | 2017 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 140 | Austria | 1.26 ratio | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 141 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.22 ratio | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 142 | Yemen, Republic of | 1.22 ratio | 2016 | down 87.4% | falling |
| 143 | Djibouti | 0.85 ratio | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Guyana | 0.8499 ratio | 2023 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 145 | Belgium | 0.775 ratio | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 146 | Burundi | 0.7342 ratio | 2023 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.73 ratio | 2024 | up 38.2% | falling |
| 148 | Croatia | 0.7062 ratio | 2024 | down 89.5% | rising |
| 149 | Estonia | 0.6777 ratio | 2024 | up 199.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovenia | 0.575 ratio | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 0.5194 ratio | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Cyprus | 0.3313 ratio | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Cayman Islands | 0.3062 ratio | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 154 | Malta | 0.2461 ratio | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Sudan | 0.1861 ratio | 2017 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 156 | South Sudan | 0.1748 ratio | 2023 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Ireland | 0.1407 ratio | 2024 | up 156.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 0.0601 ratio | 2024 | up 142.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern Africa 18.54 ratio
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 10.81 ratio
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 10.2 ratio
- Eastern Asia 11.24 ratio
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 9.54 ratio
- Western Asia 10.86 ratio
- World 8.16 ratio
- Western Europe 7.89 ratio
- Asia 10.04 ratio
- Central and Southern Asia 7.26 ratio
- Africa 8.09 ratio
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 5.88 ratio