Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Euro area: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Euro area
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 6.49 against 3.67 in Euro area, a difference of 2.82.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.8 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Euro area ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 43rd and Euro area ranks 44th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 3 and Euro area in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 | 2.21 | 0.9967 | Euro area |
| 2000s | 4.16 | 1.79 | 2.36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 6.06 | 2.13 | 3.93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 7.59 | 2.6 | 4.99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Euro area?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 6.49 against 3.67 in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Euro area?
- 2.82, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Euro area?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Euro area rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 43rd and Euro area ranks 44th 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)].