Australia vs Bahrain: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Australia
- Bahrain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.58 against 1.42 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.16.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bahrain ahead.
Australia ranks 151st and Bahrain ranks 153rd of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Bahrain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bahrain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.94 | 3.24 | 0.2991 | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 1.99 | 0.4017 | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.17 | 2.23 | 0.0579 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.63 | 1.94 | 0.3154 | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.46 | 0.0258 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Australia or Bahrain?
- Australia, at 1.58 against 1.42 in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Australia and Bahrain?
- 0.16, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bahrain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Bahrain rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Australia ranks 151st and Bahrain ranks 153rd 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)].