Lebanon vs Upper middle income: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Lebanon
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 13.6 against 10.37 in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.23.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.33 | 13.47 | 2.15 | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 17.52 | 15.5 | 2.03 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 19.66 | 11.05 | 8.61 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Lebanon or Upper middle income?
- Lebanon, at 13.6 against 10.37 in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Lebanon and Upper middle income?
- 3.23, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Upper middle income?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Upper middle income rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Lebanon ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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)].