Gabon vs Rwanda: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Gabon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 4.25 against 4.18 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Rwanda ahead.
Gabon ranks 90th and Rwanda ranks 92nd of 179 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Gabon or Rwanda?
- Gabon, at 4.25 against 4.18 in Rwanda as of 2015.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Gabon and Rwanda?
- 0.07, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Rwanda?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2015.
- How do Gabon and Rwanda rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Gabon ranks 90th and Rwanda ranks 92nd 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)].