Brazil vs Pacific island small states: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Brazil
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 8.42 against 7.02 in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.4.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 24th and Pacific island small states ranks 23rd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Pacific island small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.14 | 3.63 | 0.5163 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.98 | 3.46 | 0.4848 | Pacific island small states |
| 1990s | 6.37 | 3.87 | 2.5 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7.05 | 3.34 | 3.71 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 12.65 | 5.53 | 7.12 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 10.36 | 8.59 | 1.77 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Brazil or Pacific island small states?
- Brazil, at 8.42 against 7.02 in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Brazil and Pacific island small states?
- 1.4, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Pacific island small states?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Pacific island small states rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Brazil ranks 24th and Pacific island small states ranks 23rd 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)].