Total reserves in months of imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Total reserves in months of imports was 3.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1979–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 3.89, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 7.62 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.65, in 1992.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7.02 | — |
| 1980 | 5.62 | -19.9% |
| 1981 | 3.76 | -33.2% |
| 1982 | 4.61 | +22.7% |
| 1983 | 4.05 | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 4.03 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 4.48 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 4.36 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 4.18 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 4.05 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 4.69 | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 2.77 | -41.0% |
| 1992 | 2.65 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 3.38 | +27.5% |
| 1994 | 4.3 | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 4.39 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.82 | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 4.14 | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 3.65 | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 4.12 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 4 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 4.3 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 4.65 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 4.86 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9 | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 4.5 | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 5.46 | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 6.22 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 7.62 | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 7.21 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 6.74 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 6.69 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 6.41 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 6.32 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.96 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 5.91 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.09 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 5.39 | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 5.37 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.99 | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 4.64 | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 3.65 | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 3.57 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 3.89 | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.02 | 7.02 | 7.02 | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.38 | 3.76 | 5.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8 | 2.65 | 4.82 | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.01 | 3.9 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.21 | 5.37 | 7.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 | 3.57 | 6.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 40 Nigeria 7.12 compare
- 41 Haiti 6.77 compare
- 42 Bhutan 6.61 compare
- 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.49 compare
- 44 Jamaica 6.47 compare
- 45 Republic of Korea 6.46 compare
- 46 South Africa 6.22 compare
More financial sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 8.84 % 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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 21.5% (2023)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 21.7% (2023)
- Broad money 34.3% (2021)
- Net migration -391,317 (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.9% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3.89 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.62 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 in 1992.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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)].