Malta vs Zimbabwe: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Malta
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.5194 against 0.2461 in Malta, a difference of 0.2733.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 174th and Zimbabwe ranks 172nd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.42 | 2.49 | 13.93 | Malta |
| 1980s | 13.93 | 2.21 | 11.72 | Malta |
| 1990s | 6.65 | 2.08 | 4.57 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.2681 | 2.61 | 2.35 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.259 | 0.655 | 0.396 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.2624 | 0.5128 | 0.2504 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Malta or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.5194 against 0.2461 in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Malta and Zimbabwe?
- 0.2733, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Zimbabwe rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Malta ranks 174th and Zimbabwe ranks 172nd 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)].