How many months of imports a country can pay for out of its reserves.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1982 to 2025.
Top-20 · months of imports
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Libya
|
31.57 | 2023 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Russia
|
16.78 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Afghanistan
|
16.63 | 2020 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Algeria
|
16.53 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Saudi Arabia
|
15.59 | 2025 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Israel
|
14.54 | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Japan
|
14.01 | 2025 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Lebanon
|
13.6 | 2023 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Switzerland
|
13.2 | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Nepal
|
12.97 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Vanuatu
|
12.6 | 2022 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Samoa
|
12.37 | 2025 | 12 | |
| 13 |
China
|
11.94 | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Syria
|
11.66 | 2010 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Iraq
|
11.21 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Tonga
|
10.8 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Peru
|
10.42 | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Uzbekistan
|
10.28 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Central African Republic
|
9.63 | 1994 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Macao
|
9 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Solomon Islands
|
8.9 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Cabo Verde
|
8.69 | 2025 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Uruguay
|
8.67 | 2025 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Brazil
|
8.42 | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Kuwait
|
8.41 | 2025 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Thailand
|
8.03 | 2025 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Cambodia
|
7.91 | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
7.91 | 2025 | 28 | |
| 29 |
India
|
7.88 | 2025 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Jordan
|
7.79 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Czechia
|
7.64 | 2025 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Comoros
|
7.61 | 2023 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Qatar
|
7.45 | 2025 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Kazakhstan
|
7.39 | 2025 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Guatemala
|
7.39 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Philippines
|
7.33 | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Colombia
|
7.3 | 2025 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Albania
|
7.21 | 2025 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Bulgaria
|
7.16 | 2025 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Nigeria
|
7.12 | 2025 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Haiti
|
6.77 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Bhutan
|
6.61 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
6.49 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Jamaica
|
6.47 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
South Korea
|
6.46 | 2025 | 45 | |
| 46 |
South Africa
|
6.22 | 2025 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Serbia
|
6.16 | 2025 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Timor-Leste
|
6.07 | 2025 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Morocco
|
5.93 | 2025 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Poland
|
5.87 | 2025 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Aruba
|
5.82 | 2023 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Iran
|
5.82 | 1982 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Tajikistan
|
5.75 | 2025 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
5.73 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Nicaragua
|
5.72 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Hong Kong
|
5.69 | 2023 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Italy
|
5.67 | 2025 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Paraguay
|
5.55 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Lesotho
|
5.54 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Romania
|
5.53 | 2025 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Indonesia
|
5.51 | 2025 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Madagascar
|
5.5 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Mauritania
|
5.41 | 2021 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Moldova
|
5.4 | 2025 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Tanzania
|
5.39 | 2018 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Angola
|
5.32 | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Iceland
|
5.32 | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Honduras
|
5.3 | 2025 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Micronesia
|
5.28 | 2014 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Cameroon
|
5.28 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
United Arab Emirates
|
5.2 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Mauritius
|
5.16 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Ukraine
|
5.03 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Azerbaijan
|
4.95 | 2025 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Papua New Guinea
|
4.9 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Gambia
|
4.79 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Botswana
|
4.76 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
4.75 | 2025 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Türkiye
|
4.73 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Costa Rica
|
4.65 | 2025 | 80 | |
| 81 |
North Macedonia
|
4.57 | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Tunisia
|
4.51 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Malaysia
|
4.45 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
4.44 | 2025 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Fiji
|
4.44 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Denmark
|
4.4 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Singapore
|
4.39 | 2025 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Norway
|
4.37 | 2025 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Egypt
|
4.36 | 2025 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Grenada
|
4.36 | 2025 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Gabon
|
4.25 | 2015 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Chile
|
4.22 | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Rwanda
|
4.18 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Argentina
|
4.05 | 2025 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Kenya
|
4.03 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Dominican Republic
|
3.97 | 2025 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Namibia
|
3.96 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Bahamas
|
3.95 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
3.95 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Montenegro
|
3.95 | 2025 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Bangladesh
|
3.91 | 2025 | 101 | |
| 102 |
New Zealand
|
3.9 | 2025 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Dominica
|
3.87 | 2025 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Pakistan
|
3.76 | 2025 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Mexico
|
3.75 | 2025 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Oman
|
3.69 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Seychelles
|
3.67 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Venezuela
|
3.65 | 2016 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Hungary
|
3.5 | 2025 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Belize
|
3.49 | 2025 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
3.46 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
France
|
3.45 | 2025 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Mozambique
|
3.44 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Armenia
|
3.41 | 2025 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Mongolia
|
3.33 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Zambia
|
3.29 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Suriname
|
3.29 | 2025 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Myanmar
|
3.29 | 2019 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Portugal
|
3.14 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Germany
|
3.11 | 2025 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Belarus
|
3.04 | 2025 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Georgia
|
3.01 | 2025 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
3 | 2025 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Saint Lucia
|
2.99 | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
San Marino
|
2.89 | 2023 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Sri Lanka
|
2.86 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Ecuador
|
2.86 | 2025 | 127 | |
| 128 |
United States
|
2.84 | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
El Salvador
|
2.45 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Laos
|
2.39 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Uganda
|
2.39 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Vietnam
|
2.37 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Palestine
|
2.35 | 2025 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Chad
|
2.27 | 1994 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Sweden
|
2.14 | 2025 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Spain
|
2.02 | 2025 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Latvia
|
2.02 | 2025 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Liberia
|
2.02 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Malawi
|
1.91 | 2020 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Eswatini
|
1.91 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Kosovo
|
1.82 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Austria
|
1.8 | 2025 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Ethiopia
|
1.78 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Sierra Leone
|
1.75 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Panama
|
1.74 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1.69 | 2023 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Finland
|
1.65 | 2025 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Ghana
|
1.64 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Republic of the Congo
|
1.6 | 2021 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Canada
|
1.6 | 2025 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Australia
|
1.58 | 2025 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Slovakia
|
1.54 | 2025 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Bahrain
|
1.42 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
United Kingdom
|
1.39 | 2025 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Maldives
|
1.3 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Greece
|
1.29 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Guinea
|
1.28 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Barbados
|
1.26 | 2017 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Yemen
|
1.22 | 2016 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Lithuania
|
1.17 | 2025 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Belgium
|
1.01 | 2025 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Djibouti
|
0.85 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Guyana
|
0.85 | 2023 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Eritrea
|
0.85 | 2000 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Burundi
|
0.73 | 2023 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Netherlands
|
0.73 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Estonia
|
0.72 | 2025 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Croatia
|
0.69 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Slovenia
|
0.68 | 2025 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Cyprus
|
0.53 | 2025 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Bolivia
|
0.52 | 2025 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Zimbabwe
|
0.52 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Cayman Islands
|
0.26 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Malta
|
0.25 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Sudan
|
0.19 | 2017 | 175 | |
| 176 |
South Sudan
|
0.17 | 2023 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Ireland
|
0.14 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Luxembourg
|
0.06 | 2025 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
0.01 | 1996 | 179 |
The ratio of international reserves to average monthly imports of goods and services. The commonly accepted minimum benchmark of adequacy is three months of imports; below that level a country becomes vulnerable to external shocks and to a halt in the inflow of capital.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by imports: all of the reserves of a group divided by its average monthly imports. Weighting by population or GDP will not do here — imports are precisely what stands in the denominator of the indicator.
The gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Trade 1960–2025 Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance 1980–2031 Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Finance 1960–2025 Current account balance (World Bank)The current account balance as a percent of GDP from World Bank data.
Finance 1960–2025 Lending interest rateThe average rate at which banks lend to businesses and households.
Finance 1960–2025 Deposit interest rateThe average rate banks pay on deposits.