Papua New Guinea vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.9 against 4.75 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 74th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 77th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.17 | 1.82 | 3.35 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.36 | 1.62 | 1.74 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.56 | 1.89 | 0.3249 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000s | 3.35 | 2.45 | 0.9021 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.28 | 3.99 | 0.2976 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.78 | 6.51 | 1.73 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Papua New Guinea or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.9 against 4.75 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Papua New Guinea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.15, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 74th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 77th 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)].