Switzerland vs Upper middle income: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Switzerland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 13.2 against 10.37 in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.83.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.24 | 6.82 | 5.41 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 10.28 | 5.17 | 5.1 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 6.38 | 6.73 | 0.3477 | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 3.36 | 12.43 | 9.07 | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 12.77 | 15.5 | 2.72 | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 15.82 | 10.65 | 5.17 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Switzerland or Upper middle income?
- Switzerland, at 13.2 against 10.37 in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Switzerland and Upper middle income?
- 2.83, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Upper middle income?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Upper middle income rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Switzerland ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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)].