Reserves in months of imports in Eritrea in 2000 — 0.85 months. Ranked 133 in the world out of 140. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 45.9%.
1996–2000 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.85 | −0.3 | −25.8% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | −0.02 | −1.63% |
| 1998 | 1.16 | −3.17 | −73.16% |
| 1997 | 4.34 | +2.77 | +176.23% |
| 1996 | 1.57 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
