Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP in Pacific island small states, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves in months of imports, per unit of gdp in Pacific island small states stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per unit of gdp in Pacific island small states peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -30.9% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +45.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -33.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -39.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +122.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +79.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP in Pacific island small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +122.1% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | +79.0% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Tonga 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Central African Republic 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Vanuatu 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for Pacific island small states
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 60.2% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.02 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 60.4% (2024)
- Broad money 77.8% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.3486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 85.2% (2024)
- Net migration -10,352 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 0.164 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, per unit of gdp in Pacific island small states?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of gdp in Pacific island small states was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per unit of gdp recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1988.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per unit of gdp recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for total reserves in months of imports, per unit of gdp?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves in months of imports divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves in months of imports ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Total reserves in months of imports divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.