Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea: Total reserves in months of imports

Mauritius
5.16
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.9
in 2024
Mauritius rank
71st
Papua New Guinea rank
74th

Total reserves in months of imports over time

  • Mauritius
  • Papua New Guinea
0246197620002024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 5.16 against 4.9 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.26.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritius ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 74th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.6 5.28 3.68 Papua New Guinea
1980s 1.93 3.36 1.42 Papua New Guinea
1990s 4 1.56 2.43 Mauritius
2000s 4.32 3.35 0.9704 Mauritius
2010s 3.96 4.28 0.3233 Papua New Guinea
2020s 5.42 4.78 0.6333 Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Mauritius or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritius, at 5.16 against 4.9 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
0.26, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
Mauritius ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 74th 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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Indicator
Total reserves in months of imports
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 9,271 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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)].