Total reserves in months of imports in Mexico
Mexico: Total reserves in months of imports was 3.75 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Mexico, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Mexico is 3.75, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Mexico peaked at 5.95 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.6119, in 1982.
Mexico ranks 104th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.71 | — |
| 1980 | 1.5 | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 1.32 | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6119 | -53.8% |
| 1983 | 2.38 | +288.2% |
| 1984 | 3.22 | +35.6% |
| 1985 | 2.18 | -32.2% |
| 1986 | 2.97 | +36.1% |
| 1987 | 5.95 | +100.3% |
| 1988 | 2.07 | -65.2% |
| 1989 | 1.81 | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 2.31 | +27.1% |
| 1991 | 3.56 | +54.2% |
| 1992 | 3.19 | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 4.06 | +27.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8831 | -78.3% |
| 1995 | 2.83 | +220.0% |
| 1996 | 2.71 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 3.41 | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 2.45 | -28.1% |
| 1999 | 2.21 | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 2.02 | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 2.64 | +30.7% |
| 2002 | 2.98 | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 3.44 | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 3.29 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 3.31 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.97 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 3.07 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.11 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.19 | +34.8% |
| 2010 | 4.05 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.28 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 4.48 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.57 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.81 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.46 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 4.55 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.12 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 3.75 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 3.92 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 5.08 | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 4.12 | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 3.32 | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 3.44 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.55 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 3.75 | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.4 | 0.6119 | 5.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.76 | 0.8831 | 4.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 | 2.02 | 4.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 | 3.75 | 4.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 | 3.32 | 5.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More financial sector data for Mexico
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0875 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,215 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,324 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,418 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Mexico?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Mexico was 3.75 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 in 1987.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6119 in 1982.
- How does Mexico rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Mexico ranks 104th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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)].