Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1970–2023
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 United Kingdom is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in United Kingdom peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2008.
United Kingdom ranks 139th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +176.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +236.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +60.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +81.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +236.1% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +176.2% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +81.9% | 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 | 10 |
| 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 United Kingdom
More financial sector data for United Kingdom
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 76.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in United Kingdom?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom rank for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre?
- United Kingdom ranks 139th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.