Afghanistan vs Libya: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Afghanistan
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 31.57 against 16.63 in Afghanistan, a difference of 14.94.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.9 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 1st of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.07 | 7.69 | 6.38 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.92 | 9.26 | 1.34 | Libya |
| 2000s | 10.82 | 40.84 | 30.03 | Libya |
| 2010s | 10.84 | 47.92 | 37.08 | Libya |
| 2020s | 16.63 | 65.15 | 48.52 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Afghanistan or Libya?
- Libya, at 31.57 against 16.63 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Afghanistan and Libya?
- 14.94, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Libya?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Libya rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 1st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].