East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 15.59 against 11.31 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 4.28.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.53 | 6.09 | 0.5619 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 7.05 | 3.05 | 4 | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 13.41 | 15.37 | 1.97 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 16.08 | 31.34 | 15.26 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 11.06 | 20.03 | 8.97 | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 15.59 against 11.31 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.28, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th 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)].