International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Lower-middle-income countries

International reserves in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 1,277,042,217,191 US$. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2,067.7%.

2024 1.28T US$ +4.88% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.31T US$2021
Period minimum 23.54B US$1984

Trend over time

1980–2024 · US$

International reserves — Lower-middle-income countries, 1980–20240500B1T1.5T19801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 58,912,179,749 US$1981: 33,524,891,385 US$1982: 36,936,922,834 US$1983: 26,815,636,133 US$1984: 23,544,230,450 US$1985: 25,550,155,674 US$1986: 28,091,987,094 US$1987: 31,526,427,712 US$1988: 27,999,314,320 US$1989: 28,559,332,097 US$1990: 30,689,432,566 US$1991: 40,818,028,006 US$1992: 47,907,268,921 US$1993: 61,056,694,187 US$1994: 80,006,790,286 US$1995: 83,643,609,385 US$1996: 96,168,216,859 US$1997: 102,295,105,433 US$1998: 104,467,673,141 US$1999: 116,961,068,135 US$2000: 122,352,896,406 US$2001: 137,880,682,357 US$2002: 172,804,323,171 US$2003: 229,916,461,859 US$2004: 277,119,656,565 US$2005: 321,128,944,220 US$2006: 418,725,422,144 US$2007: 590,443,270,229 US$2008: 590,919,515,363 US$2009: 640,078,420,205 US$2010: 696,335,367,852 US$2011: 696,723,910,989 US$2012: 732,995,293,280 US$2013: 750,414,928,525 US$2014: 772,083,241,295 US$2015: 801,128,654,649 US$2016: 836,424,848,204 US$2017: 939,168,069,146 US$2018: 922,186,259,605 US$2019: 1,041,431,070,442 US$2020: 1,230,140,820,169 US$2021: 1,305,380,479,563 US$2022: 1,135,551,409,559 US$2023: 1,217,565,884,791 US$2024: 1,277,042,217,191 US$
Change over the period: +1.22T (+2,067.7%) Average annual rate: 7.24 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Lower-middle-income countries 1.28T US$
World computed 14.86T US$
International reserves — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 1.28T +59.48B +4.88%
2023 1.22T +82.01B +7.22%
2022 1.14T −170B −13.01%
2021 1.31T +75.24B +6.12%
2020 1.23T +189B +18.12%
2019 1.04T +119B +12.93%
2018 922B −16.98B −1.81%
2017 939B +103B +12.28%
2016 836B +35.3B +4.41%
2015 801B +29.05B +3.76%
2014 772B +21.67B +2.89%
2013 750B +17.42B +2.38%
2012 733B +36.27B +5.21%
2011 697B +389M +0.06%
2010 696B +56.26B +8.79%
2009 640B +49.16B +8.32%
2008 591B +476M +0.08%
2007 590B +172B +41.01%
2006 419B +97.6B +30.39%
2005 321B +44.01B +15.88%
2004 277B +47.2B +20.53%
2003 230B +57.11B +33.05%
2002 173B +34.92B +25.33%
2001 138B +15.53B +12.69%
2000 122B +5.39B +4.61%
1999 117B +12.49B +11.96%
1998 104B +2.17B +2.12%
1997 102B +6.13B +6.37%
1996 96.17B +12.52B +14.97%
1995 83.64B +3.64B +4.55%
1994 80.01B +18.95B +31.04%
1993 61.06B +13.15B +27.45%
1992 47.91B +7.09B +17.37%
1991 40.82B +10.13B +33%
1990 30.69B +2.13B +7.46%
1989 28.56B +560M +2%
1988 28B −3.53B −11.19%
1987 31.53B +3.43B +12.23%
1986 28.09B +2.54B +9.95%
1985 25.55B +2.01B +8.52%
1984 23.54B −3.27B −12.2%
1983 26.82B −10.12B −27.4%
1982 36.94B +3.41B +10.18%
1981 33.52B −25.39B −43.09%
1980 58.91B

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.