Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Reserves in months of imports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 1.69 months. Ranked 130 in the world out of 160. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 317.9%.

2023 1.69 months +10.35% vs 2022
World rank 130of 160
Period maximum 1.71 months2021
Period minimum 0.11 months2008

Trend over time

2005–2023 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2005–202300.511.5220052007200920112013201520172019202120232005: 0.4 months2006: 0.48 months2007: 0.31 months2008: 0.11 months2009: 1.64 months2010: 1.31 months2011: 1.16 months2012: 1.62 months2013: 1.23 months2014: 1.13 months2015: 1.04 months2016: 0.57 months2017: 0.59 months2018: 0.41 months2019: 0.78 months2020: 0.56 months2021: 1.71 months2022: 1.53 months2023: 1.69 months
Change over the period: +1.29 (+317.86%) Average annual rate: 8.27 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.69 months
World 9.25 months
Sub-Saharan Africa 4.66 months
Reserves in months of imports — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2023 1.69 +0.16 +10.35%
2022 1.53 −0.18 −10.41%
2021 1.71 +1.15 +205.25%
2020 0.56 −0.22 −28.08%
2019 0.78 +0.37 +90.77%
2018 0.41 −0.18 −30.75%
2017 0.59 +0.02 +3.14%
2016 0.57 −0.47 −45.2%
2015 1.04 −0.09 −7.88%
2014 1.13 −0.09 −7.65%
2013 1.23 −0.4 −24.43%
2012 1.62 +0.46 +39.43%
2011 1.16 −0.14 −10.98%
2010 1.31 −0.33 −20.35%
2009 1.64 +1.54 +1,459.21%
2008 0.11 −0.21 −66.5%
2007 0.31 −0.17 −35.12%
2006 0.48 +0.08 +19.7%
2005 0.4

Middle Africa, 2023

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.