Total reserves in months of imports in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total reserves in months of imports was 6.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Bhutan, 2006–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves in months of imports in Bhutan stood at 6.61.
That represents a change of up 64.8% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Bhutan peaked at 14.55 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.01, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 42nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.47 | — |
| 2007 | 13.68 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 10.99 | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 14.55 | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 11.75 | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 6.65 | -43.4% |
| 2012 | 8.56 | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 9.26 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8 | +27.4% |
| 2015 | 9.61 | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 9.44 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 9.89 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 7.9 | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 9.99 | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 12.53 | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 10.47 | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 5.61 | -46.4% |
| 2023 | 4.01 | -28.4% |
| 2024 | 6.61 | +64.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.92 | 10.99 | 14.55 | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.48 | 6.65 | 11.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.85 | 4.01 | 12.53 | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Bhutan
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 19.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2277 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,023 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 18.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,062 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 20.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,092 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 20.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,092 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 64.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Bhutan?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Bhutan was 6.61 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.55 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.01 in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Bhutan ranks 42nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].