Total reserves in months of imports in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Total reserves in months of imports was 10.53 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Late-demographic dividend, 1976–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Late-demographic dividend is 10.53, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 20.52 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.28, in 1989.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.21 | — |
| 1978 | 6.48 | +24.2% |
| 1979 | 6.36 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 6.87 | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 6.92 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.93 | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 4.63 | -22.0% |
| 1986 | 5.01 | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 5.42 | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 4.46 | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 4.28 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 5.75 | +34.3% |
| 1991 | 6.92 | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 5.49 | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 5.66 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 5.87 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 5.62 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 6.27 | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 9.13 | +45.7% |
| 1998 | 9.44 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 8.89 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 7.42 | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 8.67 | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 10.6 | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 9.01 | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 10.19 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 11.25 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 12.5 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 14.76 | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 14.78 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.52 | +38.9% |
| 2010 | 17.84 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 15.7 | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 15.66 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.13 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 15.75 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 15.45 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 14.69 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 13.56 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 11.8 | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 12.24 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 13.79 | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 10.86 | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 10.24 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 10.39 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 10.04 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 10.53 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.02 | 5.21 | 6.48 | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.44 | 4.28 | 6.92 | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.9 | 5.49 | 9.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.97 | 7.42 | 20.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.88 | 11.8 | 17.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.98 | 10.04 | 13.79 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 3 Afghanistan 16.63 compare
- 4 Algeria 16.53 compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 15.59 compare
- 6 Israel 14.54 compare
- 7 Japan 14.01 compare
- 8 Lebanon 13.6 compare
- 9 Switzerland 13.2 compare
More financial sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Net migration -663,581 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 153.4% (2024)
- Broad money 189.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 39.1% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 156.4% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 4.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 154.3% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -123.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Late-demographic dividend?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Late-demographic dividend was 10.53 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.52 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 in 1989.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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)].