Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Bahrain

Reserves in months of imports in Bahrain in 2024 — 1.42 months. Ranked 129 in the world out of 150. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 41.8%.

2024 1.42 months −7.9% vs 2023
World rank 129of 150
Period maximum 5.87 months1986
Period minimum 0.89 months2018

Trend over time

1975–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Bahrain, 1975–20240246197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 2.43 months1976: 2.66 months1977: 2.53 months1978: 2.34 months1979: 2.63 months1980: 3.14 months1981: 4.08 months1982: 4.37 months1983: 4.64 months1984: 3.91 months1985: 5.16 months1986: 5.87 months1987: 4.02 months1988: 4.43 months1989: 3.24 months1990: 1.67 months1991: 2.43 months1992: 2.45 months1993: 2.45 months1994: 1.97 months1995: 1.94 months1996: 1.94 months1997: 1.79 months1998: 1.52 months1999: 1.77 months2000: 1.65 months2001: 2.32 months2002: 2.72 months2003: 2.77 months2004: 2.13 months2005: 1.57 months2006: 1.77 months2007: 2.24 months2008: 2 months2009: 3.12 months2010: 3.75 months2011: 2.34 months2012: 2.27 months2013: 2.1 months2014: 2.47 months2015: 1.62 months2016: 1.25 months2017: 1.21 months2018: 0.89 months2019: 1.55 months2020: 1.05 months2021: 1.81 months2022: 1.46 months2023: 1.54 months2024: 1.42 months
Change over the period: −1.02 (−41.78%) Average annual rate: -1.1 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Bahrain 1.42 months
World 8.8 months
Western Asia computed 9.33 months
Reserves in months of imports — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 1.42 −0.12 −7.9%
2023 1.54 +0.08 +5.15%
2022 1.46 −0.35 −19.19%
2021 1.81 +0.76 +71.6%
2020 1.05 −0.49 −31.77%
2019 1.55 +0.66 +74.08%
2018 0.89 −0.32 −26.67%
2017 1.21 −0.04 −2.84%
2016 1.25 −0.37 −23.05%
2015 1.62 −0.85 −34.31%
2014 2.47 +0.37 +17.46%
2013 2.1 −0.17 −7.63%
2012 2.27 −0.07 −2.94%
2011 2.34 −1.41 −37.65%
2010 3.75 +0.64 +20.49%
2009 3.12 +1.12 +55.71%
2008 2 −0.24 −10.51%
2007 2.24 +0.46 +26.01%
2006 1.77 +0.21 +13.28%
2005 1.57 −0.57 −26.52%
2004 2.13 −0.64 −23.12%
2003 2.77 +0.05 +1.81%
2002 2.72 +0.4 +17.25%
2001 2.32 +0.67 +40.93%
2000 1.65 −0.12 −7.03%
1999 1.77 +0.26 +16.89%
1998 1.52 −0.28 −15.44%
1997 1.79 −0.15 −7.59%
1996 1.94 −0 −0%
1995 1.94 −0.03 −1.44%
1994 1.97 −0.48 −19.45%
1993 2.45 −0.01 −0.23%
1992 2.45 +0.02 +0.89%
1991 2.43 +0.76 +45.29%
1990 1.67 −1.57 −48.34%
1989 3.24 −1.19 −26.91%
1988 4.43 +0.41 +10.21%
1987 4.02 −1.85 −31.48%
1986 5.87 +0.71 +13.78%
1985 5.16 +1.24 +31.69%
1984 3.91 −0.72 −15.57%
1983 4.64 +0.26 +6.01%
1982 4.37 +0.29 +7.14%
1981 4.08 +0.94 +30.08%
1980 3.14 +0.51 +19.36%
1979 2.63 +0.29 +12.6%
1978 2.34 −0.2 −7.88%
1977 2.53 −0.12 −4.58%
1976 2.66 +0.22 +9.18%
1975 2.43

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.