Italy vs Lesotho: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Italy
- Lesotho
How they compare
Italy currently reports 5.67 against 5.54 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.13.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 57th and Lesotho ranks 59th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.95 | 0.8371 | 4.11 | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.71 | 2.92 | 0.213 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.71 | 4.85 | 3.14 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.91 | 4.73 | 1.82 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.81 | 4.48 | 0.6701 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Italy or Lesotho?
- Italy, at 5.67 against 5.54 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Italy and Lesotho?
- 0.13, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Lesotho rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Italy ranks 57th and Lesotho ranks 59th 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)].