Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0 units per person for total reserves in months of imports, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2022.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 27th 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 49 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 | +42.0% |
| 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 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 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 | -35.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 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 | +7.0% |
| 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 | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +17.3% |
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
- 24 Montenegro 0 units per person compare
- 25 Suriname 0 units per person compare
- 26 Fiji 0 units per person compare
- 27 Barbados 0 units per person compare
- 28 Libya 0 units per person compare
- 29 Timor-Leste 0 units per person compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 0 units per person compare
More financial sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1205 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.28 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1205 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.