Reserves in months of imports in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 11.35 months. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 35.9%.
1991–2025 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.35 | +0.75 | +7.06% |
| 2024 | 10.6 | −0.18 | −1.63% |
| 2023 | 10.78 | +0.66 | +6.53% |
| 2022 | 10.12 | −1.31 | −11.45% |
| 2021 | 11.43 | −2.73 | −19.31% |
| 2020 | 14.16 | +1.92 | +15.67% |
| 2019 | 12.24 | +0.55 | +4.68% |
| 2018 | 11.7 | −1.61 | −12.13% |
| 2017 | 13.31 | −1 | −6.96% |
| 2016 | 14.31 | −0.59 | −3.96% |
| 2015 | 14.9 | −0.01 | −0.06% |
| 2014 | 14.91 | −0.45 | −2.95% |
| 2013 | 15.36 | +0.69 | +4.69% |
| 2012 | 14.67 | −0.45 | −2.98% |
| 2011 | 15.12 | −2.19 | −12.64% |
| 2010 | 17.31 | −2.05 | −10.61% |
| 2009 | 19.36 | +5.29 | +37.64% |
| 2008 | 14.07 | +0.34 | +2.47% |
| 2007 | 13.73 | +1.29 | +10.38% |
| 2006 | 12.44 | +0.07 | +0.56% |
| 2005 | 12.37 | −0.6 | −4.6% |
| 2004 | 12.96 | +0.53 | +4.26% |
| 2003 | 12.44 | +1.19 | +10.62% |
| 2002 | 11.24 | +2.03 | +22.06% |
| 2001 | 9.21 | +1.7 | +22.58% |
| 2000 | 7.51 | −0.69 | −8.46% |
| 1999 | 8.21 | +0.27 | +3.43% |
| 1998 | 7.94 | +0.42 | +5.57% |
| 1997 | 7.52 | +1.68 | +28.83% |
| 1996 | 5.83 | — | — |
| 1992 | 6.79 | −1.55 | −18.62% |
| 1991 | 8.35 | — | — |
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.
The gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Finance Current account balance (World Bank)The current account balance as a percent of GDP from World Bank data.