Early-demographic dividend vs Tonga: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 10.8 against 9.26 in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 1.54.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th and Tonga ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.75 | 5.43 | 2.33 | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 5.39 | 5.42 | 0.0259 | Tonga |
| 1990s | 5.27 | 5.27 | 0.0034 | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 12.09 | 3.88 | 8.2 | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 17.14 | 6.84 | 10.3 | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 11.8 | 12.07 | 0.2701 | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Early-demographic dividend or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 10.8 against 9.26 in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Early-demographic dividend and Tonga?
- 1.54, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Tonga?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Tonga rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th and Tonga ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- 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)].