Total reserves in months of imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total reserves in months of imports was 6.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1975–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 6.7, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 11.48 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.83, in 1988.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.19 | — |
| 1976 | 7.92 | -29.2% |
| 1977 | 6.69 | -15.5% |
| 1978 | 7.43 | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 8.91 | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 7.03 | -21.2% |
| 1981 | 5.3 | -24.6% |
| 1982 | 5 | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 6.35 | +27.1% |
| 1984 | 5.98 | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 6.86 | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 5.56 | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 5.88 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 3.83 | -34.9% |
| 1989 | 4.21 | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 5.8 | +37.9% |
| 1991 | 5.99 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 6.18 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 6.62 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 7.09 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 6.32 | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 7.39 | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 6.04 | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 5.08 | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 5.38 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 4.74 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 4.32 | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 4.93 | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 6.33 | +28.4% |
| 2004 | 5.68 | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 5.5 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 5.77 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 7.79 | +35.0% |
| 2008 | 6.61 | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 9.62 | +45.4% |
| 2010 | 8.14 | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 8.04 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.82 | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 8.52 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 8.58 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.4 | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 11.48 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 10.5 | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 9.42 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 9.06 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 11.42 | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 8.48 | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 6.43 | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 7.11 | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 6.46 | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 6.7 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.43 | 6.69 | 11.19 | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.6 | 3.83 | 7.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.19 | 5.08 | 7.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.13 | 4.32 | 9.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3 | 8.04 | 11.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.77 | 6.43 | 11.42 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More financial sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Net migration -462,147 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 47.3% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 47.3% (2025)
- Broad money 73.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 35.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 50.1% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 6.7 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 in 2016.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 in 1988.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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)].