Belgium vs Yemen: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Belgium
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1.22 against 1.01 in Belgium, a difference of 0.21.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 159th of 179 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4746 | 8.42 | 7.94 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.6806 | 3.63 | 2.95 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Belgium or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1.22 against 1.01 in Belgium as of 2016.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Belgium and Yemen?
- 0.21, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Yemen?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
- How do Belgium and Yemen rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Belgium ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 159th 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)].