Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Total reserves in months of imports, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Philippines, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0 units per person for total reserves in months of imports, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1983.
That places Philippines 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -35.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -43.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -50.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +47.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +137.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -31.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -21.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -26.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +114.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -40.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +52.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +64.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +41.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +57.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 8% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 11% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +137.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1991 | +114.2% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
| 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 Philippines
More financial sector data for Philippines
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 6.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.55 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 6.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Philippines?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Philippines 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1983.
- How does Philippines rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.