Luxembourg vs Sudan: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Luxembourg
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.1861 against 0.0635 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1226.
That makes Sudan's figure about 2.9 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 178th and Sudan ranks 175th of 179 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0167 | 1.37 | 1.35 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.0231 | 1.3 | 1.28 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.0306 | 0.2599 | 0.2294 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Luxembourg or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.1861 against 0.0635 in Luxembourg as of 2017.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Luxembourg and Sudan?
- 0.1226, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sudan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Luxembourg and Sudan rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Luxembourg ranks 178th and Sudan ranks 175th 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)].