Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total reserves in months of imports, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0 units per person.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 13th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -30.9% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -17.5% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -22.9% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -26.3% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +24.4% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -36.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +35.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +33.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +43.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 10 Grenada 0 units per person compare
- 11 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per person compare
- 12 Seychelles 0 units per person compare
- 13 Brunei 0 units per person compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 0 units per person compare
- 15 Cape Verde 0 units per person compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 0 units per person compare
More financial sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Domestic credit to private sector 50.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 47.3% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.7 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 47.3% (2025)
- Broad money 73.6% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 35.1% (2025)
- Net migration -462,147 (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves in months of imports ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.