Liberia vs Malawi: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Liberia
- Malawi
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.02 against 1.91 in Malawi, a difference of 0.11.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 137th and Malawi ranks 138th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.73 | 1.58 | 55.15 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 5.93 | 1.21 | 4.72 | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.8115 | 1.33 | 0.5144 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 3.12 | 2.17 | 0.9486 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 2.94 | 1.91 | 1.03 | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Liberia or Malawi?
- Liberia, at 2.02 against 1.91 in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Liberia and Malawi?
- 0.11, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Liberia ranks 137th and Malawi ranks 138th 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)].