Total reserves in months of imports in Eritrea
Eritrea: Total reserves in months of imports was 0.8497 in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves in months of imports in Eritrea, 1996–2000
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2000, total reserves in months of imports in Eritrea stood at 0.8497. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 45.9% over five years.
That places Eritrea 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total reserves in months of imports in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.57 | — |
| 1997 | 4.34 | +176.2% |
| 1998 | 1.16 | -73.2% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8497 | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.05 | 1.15 | 4.34 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8497 | 0.8497 | 0.8497 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More financial sector data for Eritrea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 20,139 current LCU per person (2014)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2014)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2019)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2019)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 135.20 million SDR (2019)
- Reserves excluding gold 138.62 million SDR (2019)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 138.62 million SDR (2019)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 138.62 million SDR (2019)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42.78 SDR per person (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Eritrea?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Eritrea was 0.8497 in 2000, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 in 1997.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8497 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Eritrea ranks 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2000.
- Where does this Eritrea 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)].