Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Europe & Central Asia

Reserves in months of imports in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 6.56 months. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 53.9%.

2025 6.56 months −13.05% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 11.59 months2020
Period minimum 2.67 months2001

Trend over time

1975–2025 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Europe & Central Asia, 1975–2025051015197519801985199019952000200520102015202020251975: 4.26 months1976: 3.83 months1977: 4.93 months1978: 5.8 months1979: 7.22 months1980: 6.49 months1981: 5.01 months1982: 5.76 months1983: 5.41 months1984: 4.88 months1985: 5.16 months1986: 4.87 months1987: 5.26 months1988: 4.22 months1989: 4.18 months1990: 3.82 months1991: 4.25 months1992: 3.55 months1993: 4.05 months1994: 3.99 months1995: 3.58 months1996: 3.67 months1997: 3.59 months1998: 3.29 months1999: 2.99 months2000: 2.68 months2001: 2.67 months2002: 3.26 months2003: 3.44 months2004: 3.72 months2005: 4.08 months2006: 5.29 months2007: 6.55 months2008: 4.52 months2009: 6.55 months2010: 6.16 months2011: 5.35 months2012: 6.63 months2013: 6.43 months2014: 5.92 months2015: 7.41 months2016: 8 months2017: 8.64 months2018: 7.97 months2019: 8.85 months2020: 11.59 months2021: 9.82 months2022: 8.05 months2023: 7.43 months2024: 7.54 months2025: 6.56 months
Change over the period: +2.3 (+53.91%) Average annual rate: 0.87 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 6.56 months
World 8.89 months
Reserves in months of imports — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2025 6.56 −0.98 −13.05%
2024 7.54 +0.11 +1.45%
2023 7.43 −0.62 −7.65%
2022 8.05 −1.77 −18.02%
2021 9.82 −1.77 −15.31%
2020 11.59 +2.74 +31%
2019 8.85 +0.88 +11.08%
2018 7.97 −0.68 −7.85%
2017 8.64 +0.64 +8.02%
2016 8 +0.59 +7.93%
2015 7.41 +1.49 +25.23%
2014 5.92 −0.51 −7.91%
2013 6.43 −0.2 −3.06%
2012 6.63 +1.28 +23.93%
2011 5.35 −0.81 −13.18%
2010 6.16 −0.39 −5.88%
2009 6.55 +2.03 +44.87%
2008 4.52 −2.03 −30.98%
2007 6.55 +1.26 +23.74%
2006 5.29 +1.22 +29.82%
2005 4.08 +0.36 +9.63%
2004 3.72 +0.28 +8.13%
2003 3.44 +0.18 +5.46%
2002 3.26 +0.6 +22.34%
2001 2.67 −0.02 −0.58%
2000 2.68 −0.31 −10.36%
1999 2.99 −0.29 −8.96%
1998 3.29 −0.31 −8.55%
1997 3.59 −0.08 −2.15%
1996 3.67 +0.09 +2.6%
1995 3.58 −0.41 −10.29%
1994 3.99 −0.06 −1.59%
1993 4.05 +0.51 +14.31%
1992 3.55 −0.71 −16.62%
1991 4.25 +0.44 +11.45%
1990 3.82 −0.37 −8.74%
1989 4.18 −0.03 −0.81%
1988 4.22 −1.04 −19.8%
1987 5.26 +0.39 +7.99%
1986 4.87 −0.29 −5.61%
1985 5.16 +0.28 +5.71%
1984 4.88 −0.53 −9.77%
1983 5.41 −0.35 −6.09%
1982 5.76 +0.75 +14.99%
1981 5.01 −1.48 −22.82%
1980 6.49 −0.74 −10.18%
1979 7.22 +1.42 +24.48%
1978 5.8 +0.87 +17.58%
1977 4.93 +1.1 +28.75%
1976 3.83 −0.43 −10.02%
1975 4.26

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.