Samoa vs Switzerland: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Samoa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 13.2 against 12.37 in Samoa, a difference of 0.83.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.
Samoa ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.45 | 12.24 | 10.79 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.35 | 10.28 | 6.93 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.95 | 6.38 | 0.4232 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.62 | 2.95 | 0.6766 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3.56 | 12.77 | 9.21 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 8.99 | 15.82 | 6.83 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Samoa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 13.2 against 12.37 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Samoa and Switzerland?
- 0.83, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Switzerland rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Samoa ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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)].