Myanmar vs Small states: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Myanmar
- Small states
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 76.8% against 35.8% in Small states, a difference of 41.0%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.1 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Small states ahead.
Myanmar ranks 23rd and Small states ranks 24th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.2% | 59.4% | 25.2% | Small states |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 22.5% | 13.9% | Small states |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 42.4% | 35.5% | Small states |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 40.4% | 19.1% | Small states |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 37.3% | 20.3% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 39.0% | 27.3% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Myanmar or Small states?
- Myanmar, at 76.8% against 35.8% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Myanmar and Small states?
- 41.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Small states?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Small states rank globally for total reserves?
- Myanmar ranks 23rd and Small states ranks 24th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). 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 indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.