Total reserves in months of imports in Romania
Romania: Total reserves in months of imports was 5.53 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Romania, 1973–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports in Romania stood at 5.53.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Romania peaked at 8.68 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 1977.
Romania ranks 60th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.46 | — |
| 1974 | 1.48 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.82 | +22.8% |
| 1976 | 1.67 | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 1.18 | -29.1% |
| 1978 | 1.42 | +20.3% |
| 1979 | 2.36 | +65.8% |
| 1980 | 2.07 | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 1.52 | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 2.17 | +42.3% |
| 1983 | 2.05 | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 1.88 | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 1.8 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 2.42 | +34.7% |
| 1987 | 2.65 | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 1.94 | -26.6% |
| 1989 | 3.65 | +87.7% |
| 1990 | 1.66 | -54.4% |
| 1991 | 3.76 | +126.3% |
| 1992 | 4.2 | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 3.23 | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 4.63 | +43.3% |
| 1995 | 2.71 | -41.4% |
| 1996 | 2.93 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 4.38 | +49.4% |
| 1998 | 3.39 | -22.6% |
| 1999 | 2.54 | -24.9% |
| 2000 | 2.82 | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 3.45 | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 4.56 | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 4.45 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 5.26 | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 6.72 | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 7.05 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 6.26 | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 5.12 | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 8.68 | +69.5% |
| 2010 | 8.44 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.88 | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 7.15 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 6.85 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.79 | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 5.68 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.41 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 5.16 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 4.21 | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 4.14 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.47 | +32.1% |
| 2021 | 4.28 | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 4.04 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 5.09 | +26.0% |
| 2024 | 4.95 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 5.53 | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.63 | 1.18 | 2.36 | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.21 | 1.52 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.34 | 1.66 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.44 | 2.82 | 8.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.97 | 4.14 | 8.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.89 | 4.04 | 5.53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More financial sector data for Romania
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 11.77 % 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 12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1232 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,777 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,921 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 17.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 3,480 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Romania?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Romania was 5.53 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.68 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 1977.
- How does Romania rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Romania ranks 60th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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)].