Malawi vs Maldives: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial)
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) over time
- Malawi
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.93 against 1.91 in Malawi, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 141st and Maldives ranks 140th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.58 | 0.177 | 1.4 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.53 | 0.8518 | 0.6746 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.26 | 2 | 0.2567 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 2.48 | 0.4995 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 1.85 | 0.3204 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.91 | 4.27 | 2.35 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Malawi or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.93 against 1.91 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Malawi and Maldives?
- 0.02, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Maldives?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Maldives rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Malawi ranks 141st and Maldives ranks 140th 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)].