Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Central African Republic

Reserves in months of imports in the Central African Republic in 1994 — 9.63 months. Ranked 5 in the world out of 134. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 441.9%.

1994 9.63 months +116.01% vs 1993
World rank 5of 134
Period maximum 9.63 months1994
Period minimum 1.5 months1978

Trend over time

1977–1994 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Central African Republic, 1977–199402.557.51019771979198119831985198719891991199319941977: 1.78 months1978: 1.5 months1979: 2.36 months1980: 2.25 months1981: 3.67 months1982: 2.31 months1983: 2.41 months1984: 2.82 months1985: 2.2 months1986: 2.34 months1987: 3.28 months1988: 3.86 months1989: 4.01 months1990: 3.41 months1991: 3.84 months1992: 3.42 months1993: 4.46 months1994: 9.63 months
Change over the period: +7.85 (+441.91%) Average annual rate: 10.45 %

Comparison, 1994

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 9.63 months
World 4.94 months
Sub-Saharan Africa 8.84 months
Reserves in months of imports — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
1994 9.63 +5.17 +116.01%
1993 4.46 +1.03 +30.15%
1992 3.42 −0.41 −10.79%
1991 3.84 +0.43 +12.55%
1990 3.41 −0.6 −14.91%
1989 4.01 +0.15 +3.8%
1988 3.86 +0.59 +17.87%
1987 3.28 +0.94 +40.15%
1986 2.34 +0.13 +6.01%
1985 2.2 −0.61 −21.77%
1984 2.82 +0.41 +17.11%
1983 2.41 +0.1 +4.35%
1982 2.31 −1.36 −37.15%
1981 3.67 +1.42 +63.2%
1980 2.25 −0.11 −4.6%
1979 2.36 +0.86 +56.95%
1978 1.5 −0.27 −15.44%
1977 1.78

Middle Africa, 1994

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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.