Reserves in months of imports in the European Union in 2025 — 4.22 months. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 8%.
1975–2025 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.22 | +0.87 | +26.01% |
| 2024 | 3.35 | +0.16 | +5.16% |
| 2023 | 3.18 | +0.17 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 3.02 | −0.65 | −17.71% |
| 2021 | 3.67 | −0.74 | −16.73% |
| 2020 | 4.4 | +1 | +29.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4 | +0.21 | +6.45% |
| 2018 | 3.2 | −0.46 | −12.56% |
| 2017 | 3.66 | +0.48 | +15.19% |
| 2016 | 3.17 | +0.3 | +10.32% |
| 2015 | 2.88 | +0.22 | +8.47% |
| 2014 | 2.65 | −0.34 | −11.33% |
| 2013 | 2.99 | −0.13 | −4.23% |
| 2012 | 3.12 | +0.37 | +13.46% |
| 2011 | 2.75 | −0.32 | −10.45% |
| 2010 | 3.07 | −0.06 | −1.98% |
| 2009 | 3.14 | +1.28 | +69.04% |
| 2008 | 1.86 | −0.25 | −12.06% |
| 2007 | 2.11 | −0.03 | −1.32% |
| 2006 | 2.14 | −0.05 | −2.09% |
| 2005 | 2.18 | −0.18 | −7.72% |
| 2004 | 2.37 | −0.31 | −11.56% |
| 2003 | 2.68 | −0.09 | −3.16% |
| 2002 | 2.76 | +0.47 | +20.73% |
| 2001 | 2.29 | −0.05 | −1.95% |
| 2000 | 2.33 | −0.32 | −12.07% |
| 1999 | 2.65 | +0.05 | +1.77% |
| 1998 | 2.61 | −0.86 | −24.87% |
| 1997 | 3.47 | +0.03 | +0.82% |
| 1996 | 3.44 | +0.67 | +24% |
| 1995 | 2.78 | −0.46 | −14.08% |
| 1994 | 3.23 | +0.16 | +5.29% |
| 1993 | 3.07 | — | — |
| 1991 | 4.34 | +0.61 | +16.33% |
| 1990 | 3.74 | −0.28 | −6.99% |
| 1989 | 4.02 | +0.03 | +0.66% |
| 1988 | 3.99 | −0.88 | −18.07% |
| 1987 | 4.87 | +0.49 | +11.16% |
| 1986 | 4.38 | −0.03 | −0.62% |
| 1985 | 4.41 | +0.11 | +2.52% |
| 1984 | 4.3 | −0.49 | −10.2% |
| 1983 | 4.79 | −0.1 | −1.96% |
| 1982 | 4.88 | +0.42 | +9.38% |
| 1981 | 4.46 | −1.26 | −21.95% |
| 1980 | 5.72 | −0.6 | −9.49% |
| 1979 | 6.32 | +1.08 | +20.57% |
| 1978 | 5.24 | +0.83 | +18.68% |
| 1977 | 4.42 | +0.29 | +7.04% |
| 1976 | 4.13 | −0.46 | −10.02% |
| 1975 | 4.59 | — | — |
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.