Burundi vs Eritrea: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Burundi
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.8497 against 0.7342 in Burundi, a difference of 0.1155.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 165th and Eritrea ranks 164th of 179 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.54 | 2.05 | 5.49 | Burundi |
| 2000s | 2.74 | 0.8497 | 1.89 | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Burundi or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 0.8497 against 0.7342 in Burundi as of 2000.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Burundi and Eritrea?
- 0.1155, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2000.
- How do Burundi and Eritrea rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Burundi ranks 165th and Eritrea ranks 164th 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)].