Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in China
China: Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in China, 1982–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in China stood at 0 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
China ranks 165th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +67.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | -62.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +99.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 162 Mexico 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Kazakhstan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Brazil 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Russian Federation 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 Ethiopia 0 units per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for China
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in China?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in China was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does China rank for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 165th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.