International reserves in Eastern Africa in 2024 — 40,911,016,719 US$. Since 1966, the indicator has risen by 6,149.6%.
1966–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40.91B | +7.29B | +21.68% |
| 2023 | 33.62B | +431M | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 33.19B | −5.19B | −13.52% |
| 2021 | 38.38B | +4.41B | +12.99% |
| 2020 | 33.97B | −209M | −0.61% |
| 2019 | 34.18B | −2.7B | −7.33% |
| 2018 | 36.88B | +49.14M | +0.13% |
| 2017 | 36.83B | +4.82B | +15.06% |
| 2016 | 32.01B | −618M | −1.89% |
| 2015 | 32.63B | −1.31B | −3.87% |
| 2014 | 33.94B | +2.67B | +8.54% |
| 2013 | 31.27B | +2.16B | +7.41% |
| 2012 | 29.11B | +4.16B | +16.66% |
| 2011 | 24.96B | +823M | +3.41% |
| 2010 | 24.13B | +1.68B | +7.46% |
| 2009 | 22.46B | +6.23B | +38.39% |
| 2008 | 16.23B | −831M | −4.87% |
| 2007 | 17.06B | +4.72B | +38.22% |
| 2006 | 12.34B | +1.71B | +16.11% |
| 2005 | 10.63B | −640M | −5.68% |
| 2004 | 11.27B | +1.67B | +17.37% |
| 2003 | 9.6B | +1.25B | +15.01% |
| 2002 | 8.35B | +1.7B | +25.48% |
| 2001 | 6.65B | +416M | +6.67% |
| 2000 | 6.24B | +491M | +8.54% |
| 1999 | 5.75B | +569M | +10.99% |
| 1998 | 5.18B | −433M | −7.72% |
| 1997 | 5.61B | −275M | −4.67% |
| 1996 | 5.89B | +1.01B | +20.74% |
| 1995 | 4.87B | +713M | +17.12% |
| 1994 | 4.16B | +577M | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 3.58B | +806M | +28.99% |
| 1992 | 2.78B | −39.74M | −1.41% |
| 1991 | 2.82B | +271M | +10.62% |
| 1990 | 2.55B | +244M | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 2.3B | −76.4M | −3.21% |
| 1988 | 2.38B | +212M | +9.78% |
| 1987 | 2.17B | +224M | +11.51% |
| 1986 | 1.94B | +307M | +18.76% |
| 1985 | 1.64B | +302M | +22.62% |
| 1984 | 1.34B | −105M | −7.26% |
| 1983 | 1.44B | +54.07M | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.39B | −220M | −13.71% |
| 1981 | 1.61B | −393M | −19.66% |
| 1980 | 2B | −158M | −7.31% |
| 1979 | 2.16B | +630M | +41.27% |
| 1978 | 1.53B | −319M | −17.28% |
| 1977 | 1.85B | +493M | +36.44% |
| 1976 | 1.35B | +78.91M | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 1.27B | +899,951 | +0.07% |
| 1974 | 1.27B | −23.46M | −1.81% |
| 1973 | 1.3B | +356M | +37.84% |
| 1972 | 940M | +105M | +12.63% |
| 1971 | 835M | −309M | −27.04% |
| 1970 | 1.14B | +247M | +27.48% |
| 1969 | 898M | +280M | +45.28% |
| 1968 | 618M | +3.98M | +0.65% |
| 1967 | 614M | −40.68M | −6.21% |
| 1966 | 655M | — | — |
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.
How many months of imports a country can pay for out of its reserves.
Public Finance External debtHow much a country as a whole owes abroad — government, banks and companies together.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.