Guatemala vs Lower middle income: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial)
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) over time
- Guatemala
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 9.26 against 7.7 in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.56.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Guatemala ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 179 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.03 | 7.16 | 1.13 | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 3.34 | 5.81 | 2.47 | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 3.16 | 6.67 | 3.52 | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 8.38 | 4.48 | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 5.12 | 7.56 | 2.44 | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 8.09 | 8.32 | 0.2236 | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Guatemala or Lower middle income?
- Guatemala, at 9.26 against 7.7 in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Guatemala and Lower middle income?
- 1.56, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lower middle income?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Lower middle income rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Guatemala ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 23rd 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)].