Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Dominican Republic

Reserves in months of imports in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 3.97 months. Ranked 49 in the world out of 87. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 161.3%.

2025 3.97 months +8.11% vs 2024
World rank 49of 87
Period maximum 5.28 months2020
Period minimum 0.32 months1990

Trend over time

1968–2025 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Dominican Republic, 1968–20250246196819741980198619921998200420102016202220251968: 1.52 months1969: 1.49 months1970: 0.99 months1971: 1.55 months1972: 1.49 months1973: 1.75 months1974: 1.22 months1975: 1.33 months1976: 1.46 months1977: 1.96 months1978: 1.63 months1979: 2.09 months1980: 1.5 months1981: 1.6 months1982: 1.14 months1983: 1.28 months1984: 1.72 months1985: 2.3 months1986: 2.42 months1987: 1.01 months1988: 1.37 months1989: 0.74 months1990: 0.32 months1991: 2.16 months1992: 1.95 months1993: 1.79 months1994: 0.66 months1995: 0.89 months1996: 0.77 months1997: 0.75 months1998: 0.84 months1999: 1.1 months2000: 0.83 months2001: 1.54 months2002: 0.63 months2003: 0.42 months2004: 1.14 months2005: 2.07 months2006: 1.99 months2007: 2.3 months2008: 1.79 months2009: 3.07 months2010: 2.3 months2011: 2.14 months2012: 1.81 months2013: 2.44 months2014: 2.43 months2015: 2.68 months2016: 3 months2017: 3.26 months2018: 3.26 months2019: 3.64 months2020: 5.28 months2021: 4.63 months2022: 4.14 months2023: 4.52 months2024: 3.67 months2025: 3.97 months
Change over the period: +2.45 (+161.25%) Average annual rate: 1.7 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Dominican Republic 3.97 months
World 8.89 months
Reserves in months of imports — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2025 3.97 +0.3 +8.11%
2024 3.67 −0.84 −18.63%
2023 4.52 +0.37 +9.03%
2022 4.14 −0.49 −10.64%
2021 4.63 −0.65 −12.27%
2020 5.28 +1.65 +45.23%
2019 3.64 +0.38 +11.66%
2018 3.26 −0 −0.08%
2017 3.26 +0.26 +8.52%
2016 3 +0.32 +12.03%
2015 2.68 +0.26 +10.52%
2014 2.43 −0.01 −0.6%
2013 2.44 +0.63 +35.11%
2012 1.81 −0.33 −15.53%
2011 2.14 −0.16 −7.01%
2010 2.3 −0.77 −25.11%
2009 3.07 +1.28 +71.3%
2008 1.79 −0.51 −22.05%
2007 2.3 +0.31 +15.62%
2006 1.99 −0.08 −3.91%
2005 2.07 +0.93 +82.31%
2004 1.14 +0.72 +172.55%
2003 0.42 −0.22 −34.13%
2002 0.63 −0.91 −58.95%
2001 1.54 +0.71 +85.51%
2000 0.83 −0.27 −24.28%
1999 1.1 +0.26 +31.16%
1998 0.84 +0.08 +10.82%
1997 0.75 −0.02 −2.08%
1996 0.77 −0.12 −13.32%
1995 0.89 +0.23 +34.33%
1994 0.66 −1.13 −62.95%
1993 1.79 −0.17 −8.56%
1992 1.95 −0.21 −9.59%
1991 2.16 +1.84 +575.14%
1990 0.32 −0.42 −56.61%
1989 0.74 −0.64 −46.27%
1988 1.37 +0.36 +36.05%
1987 1.01 −1.41 −58.27%
1986 2.42 +0.12 +5.36%
1985 2.3 +0.57 +33.23%
1984 1.72 +0.44 +34.67%
1983 1.28 +0.14 +12.16%
1982 1.14 −0.46 −28.87%
1981 1.6 +0.11 +7.2%
1980 1.5 −0.59 −28.33%
1979 2.09 +0.46 +28.42%
1978 1.63 −0.33 −17.05%
1977 1.96 +0.5 +33.99%
1976 1.46 +0.14 +10.17%
1975 1.33 +0.1 +8.46%
1974 1.22 −0.53 −30.14%
1973 1.75 +0.26 +17.56%
1972 1.49 −0.06 −3.68%
1971 1.55 +0.56 +56.19%
1970 0.99 −0.5 −33.43%
1969 1.49 −0.03 −2.12%
1968 1.52

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.