Guinea vs Maldives: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Guinea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.3 against 1.28 in Guinea, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 157th and Maldives ranks 155th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.49 | 2.04 | 0.557 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.76 | 2.48 | 0.7236 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 3 | 1.85 | 1.15 | Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.94 | 2.19 | 0.7546 | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Guinea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.3 against 1.28 in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Guinea and Maldives?
- 0.02, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Maldives?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Maldives rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Guinea ranks 157th and Maldives ranks 155th 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)].