Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1977–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1982.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +92.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | -56.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +92.9% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 33 Gambia 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Timor-Leste 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Bahamas 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Switzerland 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Solomon Islands 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Montenegro 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Albania 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Net migration -223,909 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.9% (2022)
- Broad money 38.7% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.2% (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector 29.4% (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.18 % 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 6.46 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 67.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.