Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Ireland
Ireland: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) was 0.1299 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Ireland, 2005–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Ireland is 0.1299, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 119.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Ireland peaked at 0.1982 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0329, in 2007.
Ireland ranks 177th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0466 | — |
| 2006 | 0.0374 | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0329 | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.035 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0915 | +161.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0908 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0663 | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0654 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.059 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0548 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0592 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0901 | +52.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0984 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.107 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.093 | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1192 | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1982 | +66.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1799 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1578 | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1377 | -12.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1299 | -5.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.1299 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.58, 4% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.1299 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5, 4% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +161.4% | 0.035 | 0.0915 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0487 | 0.0329 | 0.0915 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0784 | 0.0548 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1538 | 0.1192 | 0.1982 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 174 Malta 0.2461 compare
- 175 Sudan 0.1861 compare
- 176 South Sudan 0.1748 compare
- 178 Luxembourg 0.0616 compare
- 179 Equatorial Guinea 0.0119
More financial sector data for Ireland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 163.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Ireland?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Ireland was 0.1299 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1982 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0329 in 2007.
- How does Ireland rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Ireland ranks 177th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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About this data
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)].