Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0 units per person for total reserves in months of imports, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2022.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -34.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +87.2% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -57.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +42.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +31.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +18.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -35.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +17.1% |
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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More financial sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 66.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration -225,499 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 29.4% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.2% (2022)
- Broad money 38.6% (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.9% (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.46 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 24.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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)
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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.