Comoros vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Comoros
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 7.61 against 6.46 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.15.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Comoros ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7 | 3.73 | 1.02 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 4.28 | 7.74 | 3.46 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 7.69 | 6.63 | 1.06 | Comoros |
| 2010s | 7.02 | 5.05 | 1.97 | Comoros |
| 2020s | 8.55 | 5.17 | 3.38 | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Comoros or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Comoros, at 7.61 against 6.46 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Comoros and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.15, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Comoros ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa 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)].