Algeria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Total reserves in months of imports

Algeria
16.53
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
11.5
in 2024
Algeria rank
4th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
1st

Total reserves in months of imports over time

  • Algeria
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 16.53 against 11.5 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 5.03.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Algeria ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 1st of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 4.2 7.6 3.4 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 4.08 5.86 1.78 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 3.25 4.21 0.9536 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 30.84 22.53 8.32 Algeria
2010s 26.51 25.35 1.16 Algeria
2020s 15.82 16.99 1.17 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Algeria or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Algeria, at 16.53 against 11.5 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
5.03, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
Algeria ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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Indicator
Total reserves in months of imports
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 9,271 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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)].