Total reserves in months of imports - Country Ranking
Definition: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 39.25 | 2019 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 29.86 | 2020 |
| 3 | Lebanon | 28.96 | 2020 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 22.55 | 2020 |
| 5 | Russia | 18.67 | 2020 |
| 6 | Japan | 18.60 | 2020 |
| 7 | Vanuatu | 18.12 | 2020 |
| 8 | Peru | 17.88 | 2020 |
| 9 | Israel | 17.60 | 2021 |
| 10 | Macao SAR, China | 17.40 | 2020 |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 17.21 | 2020 |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 16.63 | 2020 |
| 13 | Algeria | 15.43 | 2020 |
| 14 | China | 14.87 | 2020 |
| 15 | Solomon Islands | 13.75 | 2020 |
| 16 | Kuwait | 13.43 | 2020 |
| 17 | Bhutan | 13.26 | 2020 |
| 18 | Uruguay | 13.25 | 2020 |
| 19 | India | 12.93 | 2020 |
| 20 | Thailand | 12.06 | 2020 |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.79 | 2020 |
| 22 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.66 | 2010 |
| 23 | Brazil | 11.49 | 2021 |
| 24 | Iraq | 11.36 | 2020 |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 11.17 | 2020 |
| 26 | Tonga | 11.03 | 2020 |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 10.94 | 2020 |
| 28 | Cambodia | 10.32 | 2020 |
| 29 | Guatemala | 10.20 | 2020 |
| 30 | Comoros | 10.18 | 2020 |
| 31 | Iceland | 10.12 | 2020 |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.11 | 2020 |
| 33 | The Gambia | 10.02 | 2021 |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 9.63 | 1994 |
| 35 | Philippines | 9.58 | 2021 |
| 36 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 9.47 | 2020 |
| 37 | Paraguay | 9.39 | 2020 |
| 38 | Croatia | 9.35 | 2020 |
| 39 | Albania | 9.16 | 2020 |
| 40 | Morocco | 8.89 | 2020 |
| 41 | Timor-Leste | 8.66 | 2020 |
| 42 | Honduras | 8.34 | 2020 |
| 43 | Cabo Verde | 8.21 | 2020 |
| 44 | Colombia | 8.21 | 2021 |
| 45 | Jordan | 8.15 | 2016 |
| 46 | Samoa | 8.12 | 2020 |
| 47 | Angola | 8.03 | 2020 |
| 48 | Mauritius | 7.96 | 2020 |
| 49 | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.80 | 2020 |
| 50 | Botswana | 7.66 | 2020 |
| 51 | Korea | 7.65 | 2021 |
| 52 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 7.56 | 2020 |
| 53 | The Bahamas | 7.36 | 2020 |
| 54 | Argentina | 7.14 | 2020 |
| 55 | South Africa | 7.13 | 2020 |
| 56 | Jamaica | 7.09 | 2020 |
| 57 | Moldova | 7.09 | 2020 |
| 58 | Bolivia | 7.08 | 2020 |
| 59 | Dominica | 7.02 | 2020 |
| 60 | Brunei | 6.91 | 2020 |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 6.88 | 2020 |
| 62 | Indonesia | 6.78 | 2021 |
| 63 | Qatar | 6.77 | 2020 |
| 64 | Nepal | 6.75 | 2021 |
| 65 | Singapore | 6.52 | 2021 |
| 66 | Norway | 6.46 | 2020 |
| 67 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.42 | 2020 |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 6.29 | 2021 |
| 69 | Serbia | 6.13 | 2020 |
| 70 | Mongolia | 6.10 | 2020 |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 6.07 | 2020 |
| 72 | Montenegro | 6.05 | 2021 |
| 73 | Iran | 5.82 | 1982 |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 5.82 | 2020 |
| 75 | Rwanda | 5.71 | 2020 |
| 76 | Panama | 5.61 | 2020 |
| 77 | Poland | 5.60 | 2020 |
| 78 | Madagascar | 5.59 | 2020 |
| 79 | Egypt | 5.56 | 2020 |
| 80 | Tunisia | 5.55 | 2020 |
| 81 | Nigeria | 5.54 | 2020 |
| 82 | Armenia | 5.53 | 2020 |
| 83 | Mozambique | 5.53 | 2020 |
| 84 | São Tomé and Principe | 5.52 | 2020 |
| 85 | Romania | 5.46 | 2020 |
| 86 | Chile | 5.43 | 2020 |
| 87 | Tanzania | 5.41 | 2018 |
| 88 | Oman | 5.40 | 2020 |
| 89 | Namibia | 5.40 | 2020 |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 5.33 | 2020 |
| 91 | Malaysia | 5.32 | 2021 |
| 92 | Mexico | 5.22 | 2020 |
| 93 | Grenada | 5.21 | 2020 |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 5.13 | 2020 |
| 95 | Kenya | 5.07 | 2020 |
| 96 | Haiti | 5.04 | 2018 |
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | 4.89 | 2018 |
| 98 | Liberia | 4.79 | 2019 |
| 99 | Seychelles | 4.75 | 2020 |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 4.73 | 2019 |
| 101 | Italy | 4.73 | 2020 |
| 102 | Mauritania | 4.64 | 2020 |
| 103 | Denmark | 4.59 | 2020 |
| 104 | Turkey | 4.57 | 2020 |
| 105 | Cameroon | 4.43 | 2018 |
| 106 | Georgia | 4.40 | 2020 |
| 107 | Yemen | 4.35 | 2013 |
| 108 | Belize | 4.31 | 2020 |
| 109 | Gabon | 4.25 | 2015 |
| 110 | Uganda | 4.14 | 2018 |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 4.08 | 2021 |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 4.01 | 2020 |
| 113 | Vietnam | 3.98 | 2020 |
| 114 | Lesotho | 3.92 | 2019 |
| 115 | St. Lucia | 3.78 | 2020 |
| 116 | Venezuela | 3.65 | 2016 |
| 117 | Ukraine | 3.60 | 2021 |
| 118 | Hungary | 3.47 | 2020 |
| 119 | Ecuador | 3.46 | 2020 |
| 120 | Fiji | 3.37 | 2019 |
| 121 | Pakistan | 3.36 | 2021 |
| 122 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.34 | 2020 |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 3.30 | 2020 |
| 124 | Ghana | 3.30 | 2020 |
| 125 | Myanmar | 3.29 | 2019 |
| 126 | Portugal | 3.13 | 2021 |
| 127 | Suriname | 3.03 | 2020 |
| 128 | El Salvador | 3.01 | 2020 |
| 129 | Eswatini | 2.96 | 2020 |
| 130 | France | 2.91 | 2020 |
| 131 | New Zealand | 2.87 | 2020 |
| 132 | Guinea | 2.77 | 2020 |
| 133 | Sweden | 2.77 | 2020 |
| 134 | Lao PDR | 2.42 | 2020 |
| 135 | Latvia | 2.34 | 2021 |
| 136 | Djibouti | 2.30 | 2020 |
| 137 | Chad | 2.27 | 1994 |
| 138 | Spain | 2.27 | 2020 |
| 139 | Zambia | 2.26 | 2020 |
| 140 | United Kingdom | 2.18 | 2020 |
| 141 | Malawi | 2.12 | 2020 |
| 142 | United States | 2.11 | 2020 |
| 143 | Belarus | 2.07 | 2021 |
| 144 | Guyana | 2.05 | 2020 |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 2.05 | 2020 |
| 146 | Germany | 2.05 | 2020 |
| 147 | Greece | 1.81 | 2020 |
| 148 | Canada | 1.77 | 2021 |
| 149 | Barbados | 1.69 | 2016 |
| 150 | Australia | 1.66 | 2020 |
| 151 | Austria | 1.57 | 2020 |
| 152 | Finland | 1.50 | 2021 |
| 153 | Lithuania | 1.48 | 2020 |
| 154 | Slovak Republic | 1.20 | 2020 |
| 155 | Congo | 1.11 | 2016 |
| 156 | Estonia | 0.89 | 2021 |
| 157 | Burundi | 0.89 | 2018 |
| 158 | Bahrain | 0.88 | 2018 |
| 159 | Eritrea | 0.85 | 2000 |
| 160 | Belgium | 0.85 | 2020 |
| 161 | Netherlands | 0.70 | 2020 |
| 162 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 0.56 | 2020 |
| 163 | Slovenia | 0.53 | 2021 |
| 164 | Cyprus | 0.38 | 2020 |
| 165 | Malta | 0.37 | 2020 |
| 166 | Cayman Islands | 0.26 | 2019 |
| 167 | Sudan | 0.19 | 2017 |
| 168 | Ireland | 0.13 | 2020 |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 0.07 | 2021 |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 0.07 | 2020 |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.01 | 1996 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
