Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Nigeria: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.12 against 5.49 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.63.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.69 | 3.24 | 0.4408 | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.4075 | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 3.37 | 7.06 | 3.69 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.47 | 7.96 | 3.49 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.76 | 5.07 | 0.6839 | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 5.69 | 5.88 | 0.1867 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7.12 against 5.49 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
- 1.63, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Nigeria rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 40th 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)].