Total reserves in months of imports in Yemen
Yemen: Total reserves in months of imports was 1.22 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Yemen, 2005–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2016, total reserves in months of imports in Yemen stood at 1.22. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.8% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Yemen peaked at 9.7 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.22, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 159th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.51 | — |
| 2006 | 9.7 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 8.39 | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 7.03 | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 7.44 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 5.7 | -23.4% |
| 2011 | 4.15 | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 4.85 | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 4.35 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 3.08 | -29.3% |
| 2015 | 2.09 | -31.9% |
| 2016 | 1.22 | -41.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.42 | 7.03 | 9.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.63 | 1.22 | 5.7 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More financial sector data for Yemen
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 89,247 current LCU per person (2013)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 64.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.13 % change on previous year (2013)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.75 million SDR (2013)
- Gold reserves at market value 39.11 million SDR (2013)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 711.83 million SDR (2022)
- Reserves excluding gold 939.88 million SDR (2022)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 939.88 million SDR (2022)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.01 billion SDR (2022)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 26.39 SDR per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Yemen?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Yemen was 1.22 in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 in 2006.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Yemen ranks 159th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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)].