Korea vs Timor-Leste: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Korea
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Korea currently reports 6.46 against 6.07 in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.39.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 45th and Timor-Leste ranks 48th of 179 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6 | 3.53 | 3.07 | Korea |
| 2010s | 6.92 | 4.85 | 2.07 | Korea |
| 2020s | 6.96 | 6.33 | 0.63 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Korea or Timor-Leste?
- Korea, at 6.46 against 6.07 in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Korea and Timor-Leste?
- 0.39, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Timor-Leste?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Timor-Leste rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Korea ranks 45th and Timor-Leste ranks 48th 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)].