Brunei vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Brunei
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 7.91 against 6.7 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.21.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Brunei ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 179 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 | 6.28 | 3.92 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 6.33 | 9.3 | 2.97 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 6.2 | 7.77 | 1.57 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Brunei or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Brunei, at 7.91 against 6.7 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Brunei and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 1.21, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Brunei ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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)].