Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in China, Macao Special Administrative Region
China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) was 9.54 ratio in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, 2002–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves in months of imports in China, Macao Special Administrative Region stood at 9.54 ratio.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in China, Macao Special Administrative Region peaked at 21.56 ratio in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.31 ratio, in 2014.
China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 7th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.25 ratio | — |
| 2003 | 9.6 ratio | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 9.55 ratio | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.94 ratio | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 10.29 ratio | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 13.15 ratio | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 13.46 ratio | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 19.92 ratio | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 20.94 ratio | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 21.56 ratio | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.52 ratio | -60.5% |
| 2013 | 7.05 ratio | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 6.31 ratio | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 8.27 ratio | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 9.34 ratio | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6 ratio | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 7.69 ratio | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 8.17 ratio | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 17.35 ratio | +112.3% |
| 2021 | 10.77 ratio | -37.9% |
| 2022 | 12.51 ratio | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 8.82 ratio | -29.5% |
| 2024 | 9.54 ratio | +8.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in China, Macao Special Administrative Region changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +112.3% | 8.17 ratio | 17.35 ratio |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9 ratio | 9.25 ratio | 19.92 ratio | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.65 ratio | 6.31 ratio | 21.56 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8 ratio | 8.82 ratio | 17.35 ratio | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Macao Special Administrative Region
- 4 Russian Federation 16.26 ratio compare
- 4 Russia 16.26 ratio compare
- 6 Israel 15.83 ratio compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 15.06 ratio compare
- 8 Lebanon 13.6 ratio compare
- 9 Switzerland 13.2 ratio compare
- 10 Japan 13.05 ratio compare
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- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
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- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
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- Broad money to total reserves ratio 3.31 ratio (2024)
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes 90.9% (2023)
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- Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 0 (2025)
- Proportion of urban population living in slums 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Total reserves in months of imports in China, Macao Special Administrative Region was 9.54 ratio in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 21.56 ratio in 2011.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 ratio in 2014.
- How does China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Macao Special Administrative Region data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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