Total reserves in months of imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Total reserves in months of imports was 9.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1977–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 9.99, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.2% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 35.13 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.67, in 1981.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5.65 | — |
| 1978 | 5.81 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 9.48 | +63.2% |
| 1980 | 8.88 | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 4.67 | -47.4% |
| 1982 | 5.18 | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 17.32 | +234.1% |
| 2006 | 22.05 | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 25.39 | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 23.57 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 25.22 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 25.19 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 35.13 | +39.5% |
| 2012 | 26.88 | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 23.84 | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 20.59 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 21.71 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 24.98 | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 22.37 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 20.3 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 16.77 | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 24.39 | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 16.99 | -30.3% |
| 2022 | 17.24 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 16.43 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 9.99 | -39.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +234.1% | 5.18 | 17.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.98 | 5.65 | 9.48 | 3 |
| 1980s | 6.24 | 4.67 | 8.88 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.71 | 17.32 | 25.39 | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.78 | 16.77 | 35.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.01 | 9.99 | 24.39 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Net migration -1.28 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 26.9% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 27.0% (2025)
- Broad money 69.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 36.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -39.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.6% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -42.48 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 9.99 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.13 in 2011.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 in 1981.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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)].