Total reserves in months of imports in Mozambique
Mozambique: Total reserves in months of imports was 3.44 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Mozambique, 2005–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves in months of imports in Mozambique stood at 3.44.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Mozambique peaked at 5.34 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.01, in 2022.
That places Mozambique 112th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.95 | — |
| 2006 | 3.48 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.11 | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 3.69 | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 5.34 | +45.0% |
| 2010 | 5.21 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.89 | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 2.82 | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2 | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 3.24 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.82 | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 4.69 | +56.4% |
| 2018 | 3.12 | -33.6% |
| 2019 | 4.52 | +45.1% |
| 2020 | 5.31 | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 4.09 | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 2.01 | -50.9% |
| 2023 | 3.27 | +62.6% |
| 2024 | 3.44 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.11 | 3.48 | 5.34 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.65 | 2.82 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 | 2.01 | 5.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More financial sector data for Mozambique
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 16,695 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 26.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 4.43 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 253.23 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.66 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.69 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.95 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.95 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 85.12 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Mozambique?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Mozambique was 3.44 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Mozambique ranks 112th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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)].