Total reserves in months of imports in France
France: Total reserves in months of imports was 3.45 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in France, 1975–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
France recorded 3.45 for total reserves in months of imports in 2025.
The figure is up 44.4% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in France peaked at 5.26 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.14, in 2008.
That places France 111th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.99 | — |
| 1976 | 2.91 | -27.0% |
| 1977 | 3.08 | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 3.73 | +21.3% |
| 1979 | 5.25 | +40.6% |
| 1980 | 5.26 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 3.88 | -26.3% |
| 1982 | 4.01 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 4.18 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 3.8 | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 4.22 | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 4.21 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.96 | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 2.86 | -27.9% |
| 1989 | 2.55 | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 2.39 | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 2.02 | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 1.65 | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 1.78 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 2.1 | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 1.81 | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 1.78 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.76 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.19 | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 1.94 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 1.75 | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 1.62 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 1.62 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.56 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.43 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.22 | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 1.42 | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 1.41 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.14 | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | +63.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2 | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 1.95 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 2.24 | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 1.65 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.82 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.93 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.91 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.83 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.16 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 2.93 | +36.0% |
| 2021 | 2.65 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 2.27 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 2.06 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 2.39 | +16.0% |
| 2025 | 3.45 | +44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.79 | 2.91 | 5.25 | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.89 | 2.55 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 | 1.65 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.14 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 | 1.65 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 | 2.06 | 3.45 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More financial sector data for France
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0073 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 355.19 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 913.61 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 44.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,550 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 42.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,503 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 44.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in France?
- Total reserves in months of imports in France was 3.45 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 in 1980.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 in 2008.
- How does France rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- France ranks 111th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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)].