Belgium vs Guyana: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Belgium
- Guyana
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.01 against 0.8499 in Guyana, a difference of 0.1601.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 161st and Guyana ranks 163rd of 179 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.56 | 3.58 | 3.02 | Guyana |
| 2010s | 0.6723 | 3.45 | 2.78 | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.8216 | 1.36 | 0.5419 | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Belgium or Guyana?
- Belgium, at 1.01 against 0.8499 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Belgium and Guyana?
- 0.1601, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guyana?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Guyana rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Belgium ranks 161st and Guyana ranks 163rd 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)].