Papua New Guinea vs Turkey: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial)
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 5.13 against 4.9 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.23.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 75th and Turkey ranks 73rd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.28 | 3.54 | 1.74 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.36 | 2.8 | 0.5537 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.56 | 3.61 | 2.05 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 3.35 | 4.75 | 1.4 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 4.28 | 5.05 | 0.7709 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 4.78 | 4.36 | 0.4226 | Papua New Guinea |
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 Turkey?
- Turkey, at 5.13 against 4.9 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
- 0.23, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkey rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 75th and Turkey ranks 73rd 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)].