Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Italy
Italy: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) was 4.01 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Italy recorded 4.01 for total reserves in months of imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Italy peaked at 4.65 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.46, in 2006.
Italy ranks 103rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.68 | — |
| 2001 | 1.65 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.85 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 1.76 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 1.46 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.46 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.54 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.59 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.63 | +66.1% |
| 2010 | 2.88 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.74 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.39 | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 2.74 | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 2.65 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.81 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.95 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.96 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 3.27 | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 4.65 | +42.2% |
| 2021 | 3.87 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 3.13 | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 3.38 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 4.01 | +18.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 4.01 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.04, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Italy's 4.01 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.98, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +66.1% | 1.59 | 2.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.71 | 1.46 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 | 2.65 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 | 3.13 | 4.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More infrastructure data for Italy
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.30 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3444 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.30 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Italy?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Italy was 4.01 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Italy ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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