Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Korea: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 6.46 against 3.89 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 2.57.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.7 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd and Korea ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.02 | 1.55 | 5.47 | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1980s | 4.38 | 1.41 | 2.97 | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1990s | 3.8 | 2.96 | 0.8438 | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 2000s | 5.01 | 7.11 | 2.1 | Korea |
| 2010s | 6.21 | 6.92 | 0.707 | Korea |
| 2020s | 4.55 | 7.05 | 2.51 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Korea?
- Korea, at 6.46 against 3.89 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Korea?
- 2.57, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Korea rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd and Korea ranks 45th 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)].