Total reserves in months of imports in World
World: Total reserves in months of imports was 8.89 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in World, 1975–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
World recorded 8.89 for total reserves in months of imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in World peaked at 15.49 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.44, in 1995.
World ranks 15th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.49 | — |
| 1976 | 5.38 | -17.1% |
| 1977 | 5.49 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 5.53 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.97 | +26.1% |
| 1980 | 6.33 | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 4.67 | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 5.35 | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 5.09 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 4.59 | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 5.05 | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 5.62 | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 6.43 | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 5.02 | -21.9% |
| 1989 | 4.71 | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 4.57 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 5.08 | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 4.54 | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 4.81 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 4.94 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.44 | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 4.84 | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 5.46 | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 5.7 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 5.78 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.52 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 6.57 | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 7.84 | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 9 | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 9.57 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 9.91 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 10.65 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 11.96 | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 12.19 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 15.49 | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 13.95 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 13.18 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 13.09 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.65 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 13.04 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 13.1 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.94 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.09 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 10.8 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 11.07 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 13.27 | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 10.76 | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 9.2 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 9.25 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 8.8 | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 8.89 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.97 | 5.38 | 6.97 | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.29 | 4.59 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.02 | 4.44 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.87 | 5.52 | 15.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.69 | 10.8 | 13.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.03 | 8.8 | 13.27 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More financial sector data for World
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 41.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 3.69 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 9.61 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 10.36 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 13.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.75 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,552 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,672 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in World?
- Total reserves in months of imports in World was 8.89 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 15.49 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.44 in 1995.
- How does World rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- World ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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)].