Total reserves in months of imports in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Total reserves in months of imports was 6.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Pre-demographic dividend, 2004–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 6.7. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 11 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.7, in 2025.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.04 | — |
| 2005 | 6.82 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 9.02 | +32.2% |
| 2007 | 9.67 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 9.55 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.38 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 7.87 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 8.29 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 8.34 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.31 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.25 | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 7.19 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.49 | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 8.47 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.69 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.66 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 8.53 | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 9.21 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 10.64 | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 11 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 8.64 | -21.5% |
| 2025 | 6.7 | -22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.41 | 6.82 | 9.67 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.06 | 7.19 | 8.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.12 | 6.7 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More financial sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.6% (2022)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 53.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration -390,221 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 12.7% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.3% (2022)
- Broad money 32.6% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 15.2% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -22.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Pre-demographic dividend was 6.7 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 in 2025.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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)].