Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Israel

Reserves in months of imports in Israel in 2025 — 14.54 months. Ranked 2 in the world out of 87. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 279.2%.

2025 14.54 months −8.16% vs 2024
World rank 2of 87
Period maximum 18.78 months2020
Period minimum 2.06 months1975

Trend over time

1960–2025 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Israel, 1960–20250510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.83 months1965: 6.32 months1967: 5.93 months1969: 2.34 months1971: 2.88 months1973: 4.31 months1975: 2.06 months1977: 2.63 months1979: 3.82 months1981: 3.26 months1983: 3.27 months1985: 3.27 months1987: 3.9 months1989: 3.29 months1991: 3.01 months1993: 2.53 months1995: 2.52 months1997: 5.88 months1999: 5.76 months2001: 5.63 months2003: 6.25 months2005: 5.31 months2007: 4.11 months2009: 10.1 months2011: 8.81 months2013: 9.42 months2015: 11.3 months2017: 12.38 months2019: 12.33 months2021: 17.15 months2023: 15.14 months2025: 14.54 months
Change over the period: +10.71 (+279.19%) Average annual rate: 2.07 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Israel 14.54 months
World 8.89 months
Reserves in months of imports — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2025 14.54 −1.29 −8.16%
2024 15.83 +0.69 +4.56%
2023 15.14 +1.73 +12.92%
2022 13.41 −3.74 −21.82%
2021 17.15 −1.62 −8.65%
2020 18.78 +6.45 +52.29%
2019 12.33 +0.89 +7.76%
2018 11.44 −0.94 −7.62%
2017 12.38 +1.11 +9.88%
2016 11.27 −0.03 −0.23%
2015 11.3 +1.35 +13.6%
2014 9.94 +0.53 +5.61%
2013 9.42 +0.66 +7.51%
2012 8.76 −0.06 −0.63%
2011 8.81 −1.14 −11.43%
2010 9.95 −0.15 −1.44%
2009 10.1 +4.61 +84.04%
2008 5.49 +1.38 +33.47%
2007 4.11 −0.89 −17.84%
2006 5 −0.31 −5.77%
2005 5.31 −0.29 −5.17%
2004 5.6 −0.66 −10.49%
2003 6.25 +0.22 +3.68%
2002 6.03 +0.4 +7.12%
2001 5.63 +0.73 +14.81%
2000 4.91 −0.86 −14.85%
1999 5.76 −0.89 −13.44%
1998 6.66 +0.77 +13.12%
1997 5.88 +2.56 +76.86%
1996 3.33 +0.81 +32.16%
1995 2.52 +0.12 +5.03%
1994 2.4 −0.13 −5.33%
1993 2.53 +0.3 +13.42%
1992 2.23 −0.78 −25.93%
1991 3.01 −0.31 −9.43%
1990 3.33 +0.04 +1.1%
1989 3.29 +0.69 +26.56%
1988 2.6 −1.3 −33.27%
1987 3.9 −0.01 −0.21%
1986 3.9 +0.64 +19.43%
1985 3.27 +0.59 +21.97%
1984 2.68 −0.59 −18.07%
1983 3.27 −0.28 −7.86%
1982 3.55 +0.29 +8.86%
1981 3.26 −0.35 −9.8%
1980 3.62 −0.21 −5.45%
1979 3.82 +0.25 +7.11%
1978 3.57 +0.94 +35.75%
1977 2.63 +0.26 +10.8%
1976 2.37 +0.32 +15.45%
1975 2.06 −0.36 −14.77%
1974 2.41 −1.9 −44.05%
1973 4.31 −0.36 −7.68%
1972 4.67 +1.79 +62.01%
1971 2.88 +0.81 +39.09%
1970 2.07 −0.26 −11.26%
1969 2.34 −2.26 −49.22%
1968 4.6 −1.33 −22.4%
1967 5.93 +0.12 +2.01%
1966 5.81 −0.5 −7.99%
1965 6.32
1961 4.08 +0.24 +6.27%
1960 3.83

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.