Bulgaria vs Small states: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Bulgaria
- Small states
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 7.16 against 4.49 in Small states, a difference of 2.67.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Small states ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 39th and Small states ranks 40th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.48 | 3.8 | 0.3205 | Small states |
| 2000s | 5.56 | 4.71 | 0.8479 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.04 | 6.19 | 0.8454 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 8.33 | 5.4 | 2.93 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Bulgaria or Small states?
- Bulgaria, at 7.16 against 4.49 in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Bulgaria and Small states?
- 2.67, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Small states?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Small states rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th and Small states ranks 40th 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)].