Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: 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, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0 units per person for total reserves in months of imports, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th of 44 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -29.5% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -20.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -21.8% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -17.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -31.4% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +32.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +31.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +43.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
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
- 12 Seychelles 0 units per person compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 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
- 17 Iceland 0 units per person compare
- 18 Macau, China 0 units per person compare
More financial sector data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Domestic credit to private sector 52.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 48.5% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 48.2% (2025)
- Broad money 72.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 33.6% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -6.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.54 (2025)
- Net migration -401,848 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.