Latin America & Caribbean vs Thailand: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 8.03 against 6.54 in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.49.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.46 | 5.36 | 3.11 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 5.75 | 3.26 | 2.5 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 6.27 | 5.24 | 1.04 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 6.07 | 5.79 | 0.282 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 8.98 | 7.84 | 1.14 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 7.51 | 8.56 | 1.05 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Latin America & Caribbean or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 8.03 against 6.54 in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
- 1.49, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 26th 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)].