Total reserves in months of imports in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Total reserves in months of imports was 2.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Viet Nam, 1996–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Viet Nam is 2.37, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Viet Nam peaked at 4.08 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.42, in 2011.
Viet Nam ranks 131st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.62 | — |
| 1997 | 1.67 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.68 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.81 | +67.5% |
| 2000 | 2.26 | -19.6% |
| 2001 | 2.36 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.21 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.69 | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 2.44 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 2.65 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 3.22 | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 4.08 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 3.21 | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 2.57 | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 1.62 | -37.0% |
| 2011 | 1.42 | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 2.49 | +75.5% |
| 2013 | 2.15 | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 2.54 | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 1.85 | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 2.22 | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 2.46 | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 2.53 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.37 | +33.1% |
| 2020 | 3.98 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 3.69 | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 2.65 | -28.1% |
| 2023 | 3.02 | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 2.37 | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.95 | 1.62 | 2.81 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.77 | 2.21 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 | 1.42 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.14 | 2.37 | 3.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 128 El Salvador 2.45 compare
- 129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.39 compare
- 130 Uganda 2.39 compare
- 132 Palestine, State of 2.35 compare
- 133 Chad 2.27
- 134 Sweden 2.14 compare
More financial sector data for Viet Nam
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 121.47 million current LCU per person (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 29,286 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.41 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2019)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2019)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 61.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 62.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 63.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 624.87 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Viet Nam?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Viet Nam was 2.37 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 in 2007.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 in 2011.
- How does Viet Nam rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Viet Nam ranks 131st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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)].