Total reserves in months of imports in Fiji
Fiji: Total reserves in months of imports was 4.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Fiji, 1979–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Fiji is 4.44, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Fiji peaked at 7.24 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2008.
Fiji ranks 84th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.12 | — |
| 1980 | 3.18 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.22 | -30.3% |
| 1982 | 2.42 | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 2.4 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.55 | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 2.89 | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 3.59 | +24.2% |
| 1987 | 2.9 | -19.1% |
| 1988 | 4.42 | +52.3% |
| 1989 | 3.21 | -27.3% |
| 1990 | 3.22 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.58 | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 4.13 | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 3.07 | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 2.75 | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 3.34 | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 3.82 | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 3.27 | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 4.3 | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 4.57 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 4.36 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 3.84 | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 3.76 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.27 | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 3.04 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.89 | -37.8% |
| 2006 | 1.66 | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 2.81 | +69.6% |
| 2008 | 1.4 | -50.3% |
| 2009 | 3.84 | +174.2% |
| 2010 | 3.96 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.73 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.98 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 3.67 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 3.52 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.94 | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 3.84 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 4.14 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 3.23 | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 3.37 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.61 | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 7.24 | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 4.98 | -31.3% |
| 2023 | 4.46 | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 4.44 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.12 | 3.12 | 3.12 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.98 | 2.22 | 4.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6 | 2.75 | 4.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 | 1.4 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 | 3.23 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 | 4.44 | 7.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More financial sector data for Fiji
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.4843 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1685 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,119 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,295 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,298 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Fiji?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Fiji was 4.44 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7.24 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2008.
- How does Fiji rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Fiji ranks 84th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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)].