Brunei vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial)
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) over time
- Brunei
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 7.91 against 6.67 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.24.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Brunei ranks 29th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 | 4.55 | 2.19 | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 6.33 | 5.76 | 0.5737 | Brunei |
| 2020s | 6.2 | 5.85 | 0.3519 | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Brunei or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Brunei, at 7.91 against 6.67 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Brunei and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 1.24, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Brunei ranks 29th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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)].