Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Bhutan

Reserves in months of imports in Bhutan in 2024 — 6.61 months. Ranked 31 in the world out of 150. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 47%.

2024 6.61 months +64.82% vs 2023
World rank 31of 150
Period maximum 14.55 months2009
Period minimum 4.01 months2023

Trend over time

2006–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Bhutan, 2006–202405101520062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 12.47 months2007: 13.68 months2008: 10.99 months2009: 14.55 months2010: 11.75 months2011: 6.65 months2012: 8.56 months2013: 9.26 months2014: 11.8 months2015: 9.61 months2016: 9.44 months2017: 9.89 months2018: 7.9 months2019: 9.99 months2020: 12.53 months2021: 10.47 months2022: 5.61 months2023: 4.01 months2024: 6.61 months
Change over the period: −5.86 (−46.98%) Average annual rate: -3.46 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Bhutan 6.61 months
World 8.8 months
South Asia 7.46 months
Southern Asia computed 6.88 months
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.58 months
Reserves in months of imports — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 6.61 +2.6 +64.82%
2023 4.01 −1.59 −28.43%
2022 5.61 −4.86 −46.44%
2021 10.47 −2.06 −16.46%
2020 12.53 +2.54 +25.48%
2019 9.99 +2.09 +26.44%
2018 7.9 −1.99 −20.11%
2017 9.89 +0.45 +4.75%
2016 9.44 −0.17 −1.76%
2015 9.61 −2.2 −18.61%
2014 11.8 +2.54 +27.42%
2013 9.26 +0.71 +8.25%
2012 8.56 +1.91 +28.73%
2011 6.65 −5.1 −43.41%
2010 11.75 −2.8 −19.25%
2009 14.55 +3.56 +32.4%
2008 10.99 −2.7 −19.71%
2007 13.68 +1.21 +9.7%
2006 12.47

Southern Asia, 2024

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

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.