Low income vs Poland: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial)
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) over time
- Low income
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 5.86 against 3.28 in Low income, a difference of 2.58.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.8 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Low income ahead.
Low income ranks 46th and Poland ranks 49th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.41 | 0.762 | 7.64 | Low income |
| 1980s | 4.28 | 1 | 3.28 | Low income |
| 1990s | 3.8 | 2.48 | 1.31 | Low income |
| 2000s | 10.13 | 3.88 | 6.24 | Low income |
| 2010s | 5.9 | 4.69 | 1.22 | Low income |
| 2020s | 4.38 | 5.01 | 0.6284 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Low income or Poland?
- Poland, at 5.86 against 3.28 in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Low income and Poland?
- 2.58, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Poland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Poland rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Low income ranks 46th and Poland ranks 49th 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)].