Total reserves in months of imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Total reserves in months of imports was 11.31 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1982–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 11.31.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 23.09 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 1985.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 6.9 | — |
| 1983 | 7.69 | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 6.66 | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 4.1 | -38.5% |
| 1986 | 4.57 | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 5.51 | +20.6% |
| 1988 | 4.51 | -18.2% |
| 1989 | 4.28 | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 6.03 | +40.8% |
| 1991 | 7.08 | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 4.17 | -41.1% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 5.02 | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 5.05 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.95 | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 11.07 | +86.2% |
| 1998 | 11.38 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 10.3 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 8.41 | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 9.98 | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 12.26 | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 9.86 | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 11.22 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 12.44 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 13.59 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 16.07 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 17.19 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 23.09 | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 19.9 | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 17.51 | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 17.38 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 18 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 17.49 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 16.54 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 15.34 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 14.12 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 12.04 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 12.48 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 13.58 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 10.7 | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 10.12 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 10.53 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 10.13 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 11.31 | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.53 | 4.1 | 7.69 | 8 |
| 1990s | 7.05 | 4.17 | 11.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.41 | 8.41 | 23.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.08 | 12.04 | 19.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.06 | 10.12 | 13.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 1 Libya 31.57 compare
- 2 Russian Federation 16.78 compare
- 3 Afghanistan 16.63 compare
- 4 Algeria 16.53 compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 15.59 compare
- 6 Israel 14.54 compare
More financial sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Net migration -408,528 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 176.6% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 176.6% (2024)
- Broad money 210.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 42.5% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 11.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 177.7% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 14.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Total reserves in months of imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 11.31 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.09 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 1985.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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)].