Total reserves in months of imports in Serbia
Serbia: Total reserves in months of imports was 6.16 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Serbia, 2007–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports in Serbia stood at 6.16.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Serbia peaked at 9.31 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.68, in 2018.
That places Serbia 47th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.31 | — |
| 2008 | 4.71 | -35.5% |
| 2009 | 9.31 | +97.5% |
| 2010 | 7.87 | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 7.31 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 7.17 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.03 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.43 | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 5.85 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 5.24 | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 4.96 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.68 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 5.18 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 6.13 | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 5.25 | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 4.84 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 6.18 | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 6.17 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 6.16 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.11 | 4.71 | 9.31 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.07 | 4.68 | 7.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.79 | 4.84 | 6.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 44 Jamaica 6.47 compare
- 45 Republic of Korea 6.46 compare
- 46 South Africa 6.22 compare
- 48 Timor-Leste 6.07 compare
- 49 Morocco 5.93 compare
- 50 Poland 5.87 compare
More financial sector data for Serbia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 648,933 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 42.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 59.09 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 5.38 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 19.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 19.55 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 24.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 24.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,796 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Serbia?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Serbia was 6.16 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.31 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 in 2018.
- How does Serbia rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Serbia ranks 47th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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)].