Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Samoa: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 12.37 against 9.99 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.38.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.98 | 1.45 | 5.54 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 6.24 | 0.5803 | 5.66 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 22.71 | 3.41 | 19.3 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 23.78 | 3.56 | 20.21 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 17.01 | 8.31 | 8.69 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 12.37 against 9.99 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 2.38, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 12th 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)].