Bahamas vs Dominican Republic: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Bahamas
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3.97 against 3.95 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Bahamas ranks 97th and Dominican Republic ranks 95th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 | 1.78 | 0.7544 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1.51 | 0.3114 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 1.15 | 1.12 | 0.0243 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 1.68 | 1.58 | 0.1047 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 2.61 | 2.7 | 0.0816 | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 5.04 | 4.45 | 0.5932 | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Bahamas or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 3.97 against 3.95 in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Bahamas and Dominican Republic?
- 0.02, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Dominican Republic?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Dominican Republic rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Bahamas ranks 97th and Dominican Republic ranks 95th 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)].