Chad vs Spain: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Chad
- Spain
How they compare
Chad currently reports 2.27 against 2.02 in Spain, a difference of 0.25.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 133rd and Spain ranks 135th of 178 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 | 6.7 | 5.64 | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.81 | 5.63 | 3.82 | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 5.44 | 3.09 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Chad or Spain?
- Chad, at 2.27 against 2.02 in Spain as of 1994.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Chad and Spain?
- 0.25, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Spain?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1994.
- How do Chad and Spain rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Chad ranks 133rd and Spain ranks 135th of 178 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)].