Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Djibouti

Reserves in months of imports in Djibouti in 2024 — 0.85 months. Ranked 139 in the world out of 150. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 78.2%.

2024 0.85 months −23.01% vs 2023
World rank 139of 150
Period maximum 5.88 months2010
Period minimum 0.85 months2024

Trend over time

1991–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Djibouti, 1991–202402461991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 3.91 months1992: 3.14 months1993: 2.94 months1994: 3.13 months1995: 3.29 months1996: 3.59 months1997: 3.04 months1998: 2.79 months1999: 3.16 months2000: 2.83 months2001: 3.11 months2002: 3.3 months2003: 3.81 months2004: 3.23 months2005: 2.88 months2006: 3.31 months2007: 2.68 months2008: 2.94 months2009: 4.89 months2010: 5.88 months2011: 4.17 months2012: 4.02 months2013: 1.28 months2014: 1.48 months2015: 1.44 months2016: 1.65 months2017: 1.49 months2018: 1.24 months2019: 1.22 months2020: 2.3 months2021: 1.26 months2022: 1.34 months2023: 1.1 months2024: 0.85 months
Change over the period: −3.06 (−78.25%) Average annual rate: -4.52 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Djibouti 0.85 months
World 8.8 months
Sub-Saharan Africa 5.37 months
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.58 months
Reserves in months of imports — Djibouti, by year Djibouti All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 0.85 −0.25 −23.01%
2023 1.1 −0.24 −17.87%
2022 1.34 +0.09 +7.06%
2021 1.26 −1.04 −45.31%
2020 2.3 +1.08 +88.21%
2019 1.22 −0.02 −1.73%
2018 1.24 −0.25 −16.78%
2017 1.49 −0.16 −9.46%
2016 1.65 +0.21 +14.66%
2015 1.44 −0.04 −3.03%
2014 1.48 +0.2 +15.6%
2013 1.28 −2.74 −68.11%
2012 4.02 −0.15 −3.65%
2011 4.17 −1.71 −29.03%
2010 5.88 +0.99 +20.21%
2009 4.89 +1.95 +66.34%
2008 2.94 +0.26 +9.79%
2007 2.68 −0.63 −19.01%
2006 3.31 +0.43 +14.88%
2005 2.88 −0.35 −10.83%
2004 3.23 −0.58 −15.25%
2003 3.81 +0.51 +15.29%
2002 3.3 +0.19 +6.11%
2001 3.11 +0.28 +9.84%
2000 2.83 −0.32 −10.19%
1999 3.16 +0.36 +13.07%
1998 2.79 −0.25 −8.3%
1997 3.04 −0.55 −15.2%
1996 3.59 +0.3 +9.21%
1995 3.29 +0.15 +4.88%
1994 3.13 +0.19 +6.55%
1993 2.94 −0.2 −6.45%
1992 3.14 −0.76 −19.56%
1991 3.91

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.