Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, 1977–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
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 peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1982.
Sub-Saharan Africa 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, 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 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
- 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
- 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 square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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 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.