Total reserves in months of imports in China
China: Total reserves in months of imports was 11.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in China, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in China is 11.23, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in China peaked at 25.39 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.94, in 2000.
China ranks 11th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.94 | — |
| 2001 | 12.63 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 15.3 | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 11.44 | -25.2% |
| 2004 | 12.9 | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 14.17 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 15.39 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 18.1 | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 19.15 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 25.39 | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 21.83 | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 19.13 | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 19.08 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.54 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 18.97 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 17.94 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 16.72 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 15.42 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 13.14 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 13.75 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 14.68 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 11.6 | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 11.13 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 11.64 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 11.23 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.54 | 10.94 | 25.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.55 | 13.14 | 21.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.06 | 11.13 | 14.68 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in China?
- Total reserves in months of imports in China was 11.23 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 25.39 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.94 in 2000.
- How does China rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- China ranks 11th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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