Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Euro area
Euro area: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) was 3.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Euro area, 1975–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Euro area recorded 3.5 for total reserves in months of imports in 2025.
The figure is up 37.1% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Euro area peaked at 6.54 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.36, in 2008.
Euro area ranks 45th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.73 | — |
| 1976 | 4.26 | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 4.56 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 5.41 | +18.7% |
| 1979 | 6.54 | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 5.89 | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 4.59 | -22.1% |
| 1982 | 5.02 | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 4.95 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.47 | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 4.57 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 4.54 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 5.04 | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 4.12 | -18.2% |
| 1989 | 4.16 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.84 | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 3.97 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 3.07 | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 3.4 | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 3.43 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.8 | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 3.06 | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 3.07 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.57 | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 2.21 | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 1.95 | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 1.88 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.21 | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 2.04 | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.75 | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 1.53 | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.57 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.36 | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 2.11 | +54.6% |
| 2010 | 2.21 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.98 | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 2.35 | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 1.99 | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 1.89 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 2.08 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 2.21 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 2.25 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.05 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 2.29 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 3.16 | +38.4% |
| 2021 | 2.7 | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 2.3 | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 2.27 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.55 | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 3.5 | +37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1 | 4.26 | 6.54 | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.73 | 4.12 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.14 | 2.21 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.36 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 | 1.89 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 | 2.27 | 3.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 42 Haiti 6.77 compare
- 43 Bhutan 6.61 compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.47 compare
- 45 South Korea 6.46 compare
- 46 South Africa 6.22 compare
- 47 Serbia 6.16 compare
- 48 Morocco 5.93 compare
More financial sector data for Euro area
- Claims on central government, etc. 25.1% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 43.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -77.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration 102,179 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 77.1% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 77.1% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 78.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Euro area?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Euro area was 3.5 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 6.54 in 1979.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 in 2008.
- How does Euro area rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Euro area ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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)].