Sweden vs Viet Nam: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Sweden
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 2.37 against 2.14 in Sweden, a difference of 0.23.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 134th and Viet Nam ranks 131st of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 | 1.95 | 0.1296 | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 2.77 | 0.9787 | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 2.54 | 2.26 | 0.2734 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.22 | 3.14 | 0.9237 | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Sweden or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 2.37 against 2.14 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Sweden and Viet Nam?
- 0.23, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Viet Nam?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Viet Nam rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Sweden ranks 134th and Viet Nam ranks 131st 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)].