Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Egypt

Reserves in months of imports in Egypt in 2025 — 4.36 months. Ranked 45 in the world out of 87. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 153.4%.

2025 4.36 months −3.96% vs 2024
World rank 45of 87
Period maximum 11.08 months1996
Period minimum 1.25 months1984

Trend over time

1977–2025 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Egypt, 1977–2025051015197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 1.72 months1978: 1.88 months1979: 2.63 months1980: 3.05 months1981: 1.79 months1982: 1.88 months1983: 1.69 months1984: 1.25 months1985: 1.42 months1986: 1.89 months1987: 2.59 months1988: 2.05 months1989: 2.22 months1990: 2.72 months1991: 4.84 months1992: 8.42 months1993: 9.63 months1994: 9.74 months1995: 10.74 months1996: 11.08 months1997: 10.51 months1998: 10.18 months1999: 8.04 months2000: 6.93 months2001: 7.46 months2002: 8.25 months2003: 8.55 months2004: 6.64 months2005: 7.33 months2006: 7.36 months2007: 6.95 months2008: 5.97 months2009: 7.36 months2010: 6.7 months2011: 3.29 months2012: 2.49 months2013: 2.73 months2014: 2.21 months2015: 2.6 months2016: 3.89 months2017: 5.72 months2018: 5.86 months2019: 5.84 months2020: 5.56 months2021: 4.38 months2022: 3.33 months2023: 3.87 months2024: 4.54 months2025: 4.36 months
Change over the period: +2.64 (+153.36%) Average annual rate: 1.96 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Egypt 4.36 months
World 8.89 months
Reserves in months of imports — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2025 4.36 −0.18 −3.96%
2024 4.54 +0.67 +17.18%
2023 3.87 +0.55 +16.43%
2022 3.33 −1.05 −24.07%
2021 4.38 −1.18 −21.25%
2020 5.56 −0.27 −4.7%
2019 5.84 −0.02 −0.31%
2018 5.86 +0.13 +2.35%
2017 5.72 +1.84 +47.3%
2016 3.89 +1.29 +49.61%
2015 2.6 +0.39 +17.41%
2014 2.21 −0.52 −18.97%
2013 2.73 +0.24 +9.74%
2012 2.49 −0.8 −24.28%
2011 3.29 −3.42 −50.97%
2010 6.7 −0.66 −8.93%
2009 7.36 +1.39 +23.24%
2008 5.97 −0.98 −14.1%
2007 6.95 −0.41 −5.62%
2006 7.36 +0.04 +0.49%
2005 7.33 +0.69 +10.43%
2004 6.64 −1.91 −22.38%
2003 8.55 +0.3 +3.64%
2002 8.25 +0.79 +10.63%
2001 7.46 +0.53 +7.65%
2000 6.93 −1.12 −13.87%
1999 8.04 −2.14 −21%
1998 10.18 −0.33 −3.14%
1997 10.51 −0.57 −5.16%
1996 11.08 +0.34 +3.16%
1995 10.74 +1 +10.3%
1994 9.74 +0.11 +1.11%
1993 9.63 +1.22 +14.44%
1992 8.42 +3.58 +73.95%
1991 4.84 +2.12 +77.9%
1990 2.72 +0.5 +22.75%
1989 2.22 +0.17 +8.1%
1988 2.05 −0.54 −20.99%
1987 2.59 +0.71 +37.39%
1986 1.89 +0.47 +33.35%
1985 1.42 +0.17 +13.31%
1984 1.25 −0.44 −25.83%
1983 1.69 −0.19 −10.34%
1982 1.88 +0.09 +5.18%
1981 1.79 −1.27 −41.48%
1980 3.05 +0.42 +16.16%
1979 2.63 +0.75 +39.75%
1978 1.88 +0.16 +9.3%
1977 1.72

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MA Morocco 5.93 EG Egypt 4.36

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.