Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.86 against 2.84 in United States of America, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States of America ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 125th and United States of America ranks 127th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.07 | 4.04 | 0.9711 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 1.76 | 3.64 | 1.88 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 3.28 | 1.94 | 1.35 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.89 | 1.11 | 1.78 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.62 | 1.63 | 1.99 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.24 | 1.9 | 0.3421 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.86 against 2.84 in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 0.02, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Sri Lanka ranks 125th and United States of America ranks 127th 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)].