Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Brazil

Reserves in months of imports in Brazil in 2025 — 8.42 months. Ranked 10 in the world out of 87. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 185.5%.

2025 8.42 months +5.89% vs 2024
World rank 10of 87
Period maximum 16.6 months2016
Period minimum 1.21 months1982

Trend over time

1975–2025 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Brazil, 1975–202505101520197519801985199019952000200520102015202020251975: 2.95 months1976: 4.48 months1977: 4.8 months1978: 6.77 months1979: 4.14 months1980: 2.28 months1981: 2.31 months1982: 1.21 months1983: 1.75 months1984: 4.73 months1985: 4.69 months1986: 3.22 months1987: 3.23 months1988: 3.34 months1989: 3.05 months1990: 2.93 months1991: 2.9 months1992: 7.68 months1993: 8.32 months1994: 8.5 months1995: 7.99 months1996: 8.64 months1997: 6.37 months1998: 5.36 months1999: 5 months2000: 4.14 months2001: 4.44 months2002: 5.37 months2003: 6.81 months2004: 6.02 months2005: 5.02 months2006: 6.61 months2007: 10.75 months2008: 8.33 months2009: 12.97 months2010: 10.23 months2011: 10.53 months2012: 11.63 months2013: 11.2 months2014: 11.35 months2015: 14.65 months2016: 16.6 months2017: 14.86 months2018: 13.2 months2019: 12.23 months2020: 14.94 months2021: 11.14 months2022: 8.34 months2023: 9.43 months2024: 7.95 months2025: 8.42 months
Change over the period: +5.47 (+185.48%) Average annual rate: 2.12 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Brazil 8.42 months
World 8.89 months
Reserves in months of imports — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2025 8.42 +0.47 +5.89%
2024 7.95 −1.48 −15.67%
2023 9.43 +1.09 +13.12%
2022 8.34 −2.8 −25.17%
2021 11.14 −3.8 −25.45%
2020 14.94 +2.71 +22.18%
2019 12.23 −0.97 −7.35%
2018 13.2 −1.66 −11.18%
2017 14.86 −1.74 −10.47%
2016 16.6 +1.96 +13.35%
2015 14.65 +3.3 +29.09%
2014 11.35 +0.14 +1.27%
2013 11.2 −0.43 −3.66%
2012 11.63 +1.1 +10.49%
2011 10.53 +0.3 +2.92%
2010 10.23 −2.74 −21.12%
2009 12.97 +4.63 +55.63%
2008 8.33 −2.42 −22.52%
2007 10.75 +4.15 +62.78%
2006 6.61 +1.59 +31.66%
2005 5.02 −1 −16.64%
2004 6.02 −0.79 −11.59%
2003 6.81 +1.44 +26.8%
2002 5.37 +0.93 +20.89%
2001 4.44 +0.3 +7.24%
2000 4.14 −0.86 −17.12%
1999 5 −0.36 −6.73%
1998 5.36 −1.01 −15.87%
1997 6.37 −2.27 −26.29%
1996 8.64 +0.65 +8.13%
1995 7.99 −0.51 −6%
1994 8.5 +0.18 +2.12%
1993 8.32 +0.64 +8.36%
1992 7.68 +4.78 +164.53%
1991 2.9 −0.03 −0.87%
1990 2.93 −0.12 −4.05%
1989 3.05 −0.29 −8.55%
1988 3.34 +0.11 +3.47%
1987 3.23 +0.01 +0.29%
1986 3.22 −1.47 −31.37%
1985 4.69 −0.04 −0.92%
1984 4.73 +2.98 +170.44%
1983 1.75 +0.54 +45.07%
1982 1.21 −1.1 −47.77%
1981 2.31 +0.03 +1.45%
1980 2.28 −1.87 −45.07%
1979 4.14 −2.63 −38.82%
1978 6.77 +1.98 +41.24%
1977 4.8 +0.31 +6.94%
1976 4.48 +1.53 +52.02%
1975 2.95

South America, 2025

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.