IDA blend vs Qatar: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- IDA blend
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 7.45 against 5.83 in IDA blend, a difference of 1.62.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was IDA blend ahead.
IDA blend ranks 35th and Qatar ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.07 | 5.17 | 1.9 | IDA blend |
| 2020s | 6.96 | 6.68 | 0.2788 | IDA blend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, IDA blend or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 7.45 against 5.83 in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between IDA blend and Qatar?
- 1.62, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Qatar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do IDA blend and Qatar rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- IDA blend ranks 35th and Qatar ranks 33rd 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)].