Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Australia

Reserves in months of imports in Australia in 2025 — 1.58 months. Ranked 78 in the world out of 87. Since 1989, the indicator has fallen by 46.1%.

2025 1.58 months +17.18% vs 2024
World rank 78of 87
Period maximum 3.39 months1991
Period minimum 1.12 months2007

Trend over time

1989–2025 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Australia, 1989–20250123419891993199720012005200920132017202120251989: 2.94 months1990: 3.29 months1991: 3.39 months1992: 2.41 months1993: 2.46 months1994: 2.07 months1995: 1.89 months1996: 2.05 months1997: 2.02 months1998: 1.88 months1999: 2.5 months2000: 2.06 months2001: 2.26 months2002: 2.34 months2003: 2.94 months2004: 2.56 months2005: 2.59 months2006: 2.85 months2007: 1.12 months2008: 1.19 months2009: 1.8 months2010: 1.45 months2011: 1.33 months2012: 1.37 months2013: 1.55 months2014: 1.66 months2015: 1.6 months2016: 1.89 months2017: 2.08 months2018: 1.57 months2019: 1.78 months2020: 1.6 months2021: 1.73 months2022: 1.3 months2023: 1.43 months2024: 1.35 months2025: 1.58 months
Change over the period: −1.35 (−46.08%) Average annual rate: -1.7 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 1.58 months
World 8.89 months
East Asia & Pacific 11.35 months
Reserves in months of imports — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2025 1.58 +0.23 +17.18%
2024 1.35 −0.07 −5.24%
2023 1.43 +0.13 +9.69%
2022 1.3 −0.43 −25.01%
2021 1.73 +0.14 +8.69%
2020 1.6 −0.19 −10.44%
2019 1.78 +0.21 +13.52%
2018 1.57 −0.51 −24.58%
2017 2.08 +0.19 +10.24%
2016 1.89 +0.29 +17.93%
2015 1.6 −0.06 −3.6%
2014 1.66 +0.11 +6.86%
2013 1.55 +0.18 +13.5%
2012 1.37 +0.04 +2.74%
2011 1.33 −0.12 −8.04%
2010 1.45 −0.35 −19.59%
2009 1.8 +0.62 +52.05%
2008 1.19 +0.07 +5.93%
2007 1.12 −1.73 −60.76%
2006 2.85 +0.26 +10.01%
2005 2.59 +0.03 +1.11%
2004 2.56 −0.37 −12.73%
2003 2.94 +0.6 +25.7%
2002 2.34 +0.08 +3.35%
2001 2.26 +0.2 +9.61%
2000 2.06 −0.44 −17.58%
1999 2.5 +0.62 +33.13%
1998 1.88 −0.14 −6.7%
1997 2.02 −0.03 −1.49%
1996 2.05 +0.16 +8.48%
1995 1.89 −0.18 −8.75%
1994 2.07 −0.4 −16.12%
1993 2.46 +0.05 +2.27%
1992 2.41 −0.98 −28.89%
1991 3.39 +0.1 +2.98%
1990 3.29 +0.35 +11.99%
1989 2.94

Australia and New Zealand, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 3.9 AU Australia 1.58

About the indicator

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.

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