Total reserves in months of imports in Maldives
Maldives: Total reserves in months of imports was 1.3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves in months of imports in Maldives, 1979–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Maldives is 1.3, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Maldives peaked at 4.27 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1268, in 1980.
That places Maldives 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves in months of imports in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.177 | — |
| 1980 | 0.1268 | -28.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1416 | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 1.01 | +616.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5112 | -49.6% |
| 1984 | 0.571 | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5594 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7818 | +39.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8796 | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 2.03 | +131.1% |
| 1989 | 1.9 | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 1.65 | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 1.39 | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 1.43 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.22 | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 1.33 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 1.71 | +28.5% |
| 1996 | 2.4 | +40.4% |
| 1997 | 2.7 | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 3.18 | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 3.04 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 3 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.23 | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 3.22 | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 3.3 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.18 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.46 | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 2.52 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | -36.3% |
| 2009 | 1.78 | +46.9% |
| 2010 | 2.09 | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 1.55 | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 1.51 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.37 | +48.3% |
| 2015 | 2.17 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.57 | -27.6% |
| 2017 | 1.81 | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 1.85 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.94 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.27 | +120.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4 | -43.8% |
| 2022 | 1.76 | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 1.22 | -30.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.177 | 0.177 | 0.177 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8518 | 0.1268 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.22 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 | 1.21 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 | 1.51 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 | 1.22 | 4.27 | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Maldives
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 39.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0921 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,345 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 38.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,355 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 38.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,355 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 38.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,355 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 6.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Maldives?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Maldives was 1.3 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1268 in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Maldives ranks 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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)].