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International reserves — Low-income countries

International reserves in low-income countries in 2020 — 31,918,410,727 US$. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 1,651.4%.

2020 31.92B US$ +5.48% vs 2019
World rank —
Period maximum 47.68B US$2010
Period minimum 1.54B US$1976

Trend over time

1974–2020 · US$

International reserves — Low-income countries, 1974–2020020B40B60B19741979198419891994199920042009201420191974: 1,822,496,531 US$1975: 1,814,061,698 US$1976: 1,539,581,715 US$1977: 2,181,250,606 US$1978: 2,267,784,414 US$1979: 3,316,339,817 US$1980: 3,014,855,370 US$1981: 2,491,102,909 US$1982: 2,204,767,169 US$1983: 1,899,952,412 US$1984: 1,975,015,141 US$1985: 1,974,564,120 US$1986: 2,579,024,831 US$1987: 2,910,437,913 US$1988: 2,769,218,337 US$1989: 2,565,078,081 US$1990: 2,845,474,446 US$1991: 3,155,339,512 US$1992: 2,254,558,228 US$1993: 2,237,655,562 US$1994: 2,893,682,704 US$1995: 4,208,554,140 US$1996: 4,931,639,335 US$1997: 5,121,659,464 US$1998: 4,925,960,301 US$1999: 5,522,806,101 US$2000: 6,789,429,457 US$2001: 7,792,945,361 US$2002: 9,375,477,290 US$2003: 10,465,457,326 US$2004: 13,622,042,466 US$2005: 31,325,871,323 US$2006: 33,019,721,605 US$2007: 36,581,291,820 US$2008: 40,306,882,462 US$2009: 44,131,860,291 US$2010: 47,682,453,651 US$2011: 27,054,372,786 US$2012: 31,867,189,540 US$2013: 31,982,058,291 US$2014: 31,463,627,872 US$2015: 25,813,238,274 US$2016: 23,828,877,589 US$2017: 27,833,905,502 US$2018: 30,118,141,925 US$2019: 30,261,123,009 US$2020: 31,918,410,727 US$
Change over the period: +30.1B (+1,651.36%) Average annual rate: 6.42 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 31.92B US$
World computed 14.35T US$
International reserves — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 31.92B +1.66B +5.48%
2019 30.26B +143M +0.47%
2018 30.12B +2.28B +8.21%
2017 27.83B +4.01B +16.81%
2016 23.83B −1.98B −7.69%
2015 25.81B −5.65B −17.96%
2014 31.46B −518M −1.62%
2013 31.98B +115M +0.36%
2012 31.87B +4.81B +17.79%
2011 27.05B −20.63B −43.26%
2010 47.68B +3.55B +8.05%
2009 44.13B +3.82B +9.49%
2008 40.31B +3.73B +10.18%
2007 36.58B +3.56B +10.79%
2006 33.02B +1.69B +5.41%
2005 31.33B +17.7B +129.96%
2004 13.62B +3.16B +30.16%
2003 10.47B +1.09B +11.63%
2002 9.38B +1.58B +20.31%
2001 7.79B +1B +14.78%
2000 6.79B +1.27B +22.93%
1999 5.52B +597M +12.12%
1998 4.93B −196M −3.82%
1997 5.12B +190M +3.85%
1996 4.93B +723M +17.18%
1995 4.21B +1.31B +45.44%
1994 2.89B +656M +29.32%
1993 2.24B −16.9M −0.75%
1992 2.25B −901M −28.55%
1991 3.16B +310M +10.89%
1990 2.85B +280M +10.93%
1989 2.57B −204M −7.37%
1988 2.77B −141M −4.85%
1987 2.91B +331M +12.85%
1986 2.58B +604M +30.61%
1985 1.97B −451,022 −0.02%
1984 1.98B +75.06M +3.95%
1983 1.9B −305M −13.83%
1982 2.2B −286M −11.49%
1981 2.49B −524M −17.37%
1980 3.01B −301M −9.09%
1979 3.32B +1.05B +46.24%
1978 2.27B +86.53M +3.97%
1977 2.18B +642M +41.68%
1976 1.54B −274M −15.13%
1975 1.81B −8.43M −0.46%
1974 1.82B — —

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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