Pre-demographic dividend vs Samoa: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial)
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) over time
- Pre-demographic dividend
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 12.37 against 9.36 in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.01.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pre-demographic dividend | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.41 | 3.62 | 4.79 | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 8.06 | 3.56 | 4.49 | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 9.57 | 8.99 | 0.5752 | Pre-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Pre-demographic dividend or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 12.37 against 9.36 in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Pre-demographic dividend and Samoa?
- 3.01, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Samoa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Pre-demographic dividend and Samoa rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 11th 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)].