Argentina vs Gabon: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Argentina
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 4.25 against 4.05 in Argentina, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 93rd and Gabon ranks 90th of 179 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.54 | 0.2043 | 12.33 | Argentina |
| 1980s | 4.11 | 0.879 | 3.23 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 5.82 | 0.7763 | 5.04 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 6.5 | 2.14 | 4.37 | Argentina |
| 2010s | 4.75 | 3.9 | 0.848 | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Argentina or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 4.25 against 4.05 in Argentina as of 2015.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Argentina and Gabon?
- 0.2, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Gabon?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
- How do Argentina and Gabon rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Argentina ranks 93rd and Gabon ranks 90th 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)].