Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Ireland

Reserves in months of imports in Ireland in 2024 — 0.14 months. Ranked 149 in the world out of 150. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 202.1%.

2024 0.14 months −10.84% vs 2023
World rank 149of 150
Period maximum 0.2 months2021
Period minimum 0.03 months2007

Trend over time

2005–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Ireland, 2005–202400.050.10.150.2200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 0.05 months2006: 0.04 months2007: 0.03 months2008: 0.04 months2009: 0.09 months2010: 0.09 months2011: 0.07 months2012: 0.07 months2013: 0.06 months2014: 0.05 months2015: 0.06 months2016: 0.09 months2017: 0.1 months2018: 0.11 months2019: 0.09 months2020: 0.12 months2021: 0.2 months2022: 0.18 months2023: 0.16 months2024: 0.14 months
Change over the period: +0.09 (+202.12%) Average annual rate: 5.99 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ireland 0.14 months
World 8.8 months
Europe & Central Asia 7.54 months
Northern Europe computed 1.56 months
Reserves in months of imports — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 0.14 −0.02 −10.84%
2023 0.16 −0.02 −12.32%
2022 0.18 −0.02 −9.21%
2021 0.2 +0.08 +66.23%
2020 0.12 +0.03 +28.18%
2019 0.09 −0.01 −13.06%
2018 0.11 +0.01 +8.72%
2017 0.1 +0.01 +9.23%
2016 0.09 +0.03 +52.31%
2015 0.06 +0 +7.89%
2014 0.05 −0 −7%
2013 0.06 −0.01 −9.9%
2012 0.07 −0 −1.31%
2011 0.07 −0.02 −26.99%
2010 0.09 −0 −0.76%
2009 0.09 +0.06 +161.36%
2008 0.04 +0 +6.42%
2007 0.03 −0 −12.1%
2006 0.04 −0.01 −19.63%
2005 0.05

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.