Total reserves in months of imports in World
World: Total reserves in months of imports was 8.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in World, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in World is 8.16, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in World peaked at 15.29 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.39, in 2000.
That places World 7th out of 33 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.39 | — |
| 2001 | 6.3 | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 7.43 | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 8.51 | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 9.24 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 9.67 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 10.52 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 11.94 | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 12.17 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 15.29 | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 13.86 | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 13.14 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 13.11 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.67 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 13.02 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 13 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.76 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 11.91 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 10.88 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.92 | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 10.5 | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 8.93 | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 8.93 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.16 | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.65 | 5.39 | 15.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6 | 10.6 | 13.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.89 | 8.16 | 12.92 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 4 Russian Federation 16.26 compare
- 5 Israel 15.83 compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 15.06 compare
- 7 Lebanon 13.6 compare
- 8 Switzerland 13.2 compare
- 9 Japan 13.05 compare
- 10 Vanuatu 12.6 compare
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in World?
- Total reserves in months of imports in World was 8.16 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 15.29 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 in 2000.
- How does World rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- World ranks 7th out of 33 regions with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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