Total reserves in months of imports in Djibouti
Djibouti: Total reserves in months of imports was 0.85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Djibouti, 1991–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves in months of imports in Djibouti stood at 0.85. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Djibouti peaked at 5.88 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.85, in 2024.
Djibouti ranks 162nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.91 | — |
| 1992 | 3.14 | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 2.94 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 3.13 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 3.29 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 3.59 | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 3.04 | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 2.79 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 3.16 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 2.83 | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 3.11 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 3.3 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 3.81 | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 3.23 | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 2.88 | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 3.31 | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 2.68 | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 2.94 | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 4.89 | +66.3% |
| 2010 | 5.88 | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 4.17 | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 4.02 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.28 | -68.1% |
| 2014 | 1.48 | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 1.44 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.65 | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 1.49 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.24 | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 1.22 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | +88.2% |
| 2021 | 1.26 | -45.3% |
| 2022 | 1.34 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.85 | -23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.22 | 2.79 | 3.91 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 2.68 | 4.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 | 1.22 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 | 0.85 | 2.3 | 5 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 5.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 5.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Djibouti?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Djibouti was 0.85 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 in 2010.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Djibouti ranks 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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)].