Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Maldives
Maldives: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) was 1.93 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Maldives, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Maldives is 1.93, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 48.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% 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 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) 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 | 1.31 | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 1.93 | +48.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.93 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.13, 38% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.93 is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.26, 37% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +616.9% | 0.1416 | 1.01 |
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 | 2.15 | 1.22 | 4.27 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More financial sector data for Maldives
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.07 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Maldives?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Maldives was 1.93 in 2025, 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 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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)].