Total reserves in months of imports in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Total reserves in months of imports was 9.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Low & middle income, 1977–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 9.9 for total reserves in months of imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Low & middle income peaked at 19.59 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.32, in 1988.
That places Low & middle income 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6.02 | — |
| 1978 | 6.46 | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 8.27 | +28.0% |
| 1980 | 6.96 | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 4.39 | -37.0% |
| 1982 | 5.31 | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 5.92 | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 5.46 | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 5.48 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 5.45 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 5.77 | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 4.32 | -25.2% |
| 1989 | 4.38 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 5.58 | +27.5% |
| 1991 | 6.18 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 5.39 | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 5.8 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 6.18 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 5.81 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 6.58 | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 8.54 | +29.8% |
| 1998 | 8.76 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 8.28 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 7.4 | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 8.39 | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 9.98 | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 9.34 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 9.98 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 11.12 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 12.55 | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 14.63 | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 14.92 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 19.59 | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 17.29 | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 16.39 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 15.63 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 15.9 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 15.26 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 14.87 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 14.38 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 13.17 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 11.37 | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 11.44 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 13.36 | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 10.29 | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 9.37 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 9.78 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 8.99 | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 9.9 | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.92 | 6.02 | 8.27 | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.34 | 4.32 | 6.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.71 | 5.39 | 8.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.79 | 7.4 | 19.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.57 | 11.37 | 17.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.28 | 8.99 | 13.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More financial sector data for Low & middle income
- Net migration -2.38 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 119.3% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 119.8% (2024)
- Broad money 159.0% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 34.9% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 10.19 % 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 121.5% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 28.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Low & middle income?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Low & middle income was 9.9 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.59 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 in 1988.
- How does Low & middle income rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Low & middle income ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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)].