Total reserves in months of imports in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Total reserves in months of imports was 5.92 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1973–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Central Europe and the Baltics is 5.92, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 7.78 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 1977.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.46 | — |
| 1974 | 1.48 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.82 | +22.8% |
| 1976 | 1.67 | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 1.18 | -29.1% |
| 1978 | 1.42 | +20.3% |
| 1979 | 1.81 | +27.2% |
| 1980 | 1.75 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.52 | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 2.17 | +42.3% |
| 1983 | 2.12 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.99 | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 2.55 | +27.9% |
| 1986 | 2.65 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 2.18 | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 1.82 | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 2.4 | +31.8% |
| 1990 | 2.4 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.02 | +26.1% |
| 1992 | 3.08 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 3.26 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 3.78 | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 5.25 | +39.0% |
| 1996 | 4.45 | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 4.28 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 4.82 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 4.82 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.49 | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 4.37 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.46 | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 5.19 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.29 | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 4.17 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 4.07 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.97 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.34 | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 5.55 | +66.1% |
| 2010 | 5.31 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.61 | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 5.08 | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 5.06 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.43 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 4.95 | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 5.62 | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 6.76 | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 5.83 | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 6.14 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 7.78 | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 6.38 | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 5.05 | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 5.38 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 5.43 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 5.92 | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.55 | 1.18 | 1.82 | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.12 | 1.52 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.92 | 2.4 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.49 | 3.34 | 5.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 | 4.43 | 6.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 | 5.05 | 7.78 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More financial sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Net migration -568,786 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.9% (2024)
- Broad money 66.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.1% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 37.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 37.0% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -55.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Central Europe and the Baltics was 5.92 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 1977.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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)].