Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Jordan

Reserves in months of imports in Jordan in 2024 — 7.79 months. Ranked 18 in the world out of 150. Since 1972, the indicator has fallen by 26.7%.

2024 7.79 months +6.65% vs 2023
World rank 18of 150
Period maximum 10.64 months1972
Period minimum 1.21 months1988

Trend over time

1972–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Jordan, 1972–202405101519721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 10.64 months1973: 10.34 months1974: 9.09 months1975: 7.2 months1976: 5.3 months1977: 5.58 months1978: 6.37 months1979: 6.8 months1980: 6.33 months1981: 4.2 months1982: 3.78 months1983: 3.73 months1984: 2.55 months1985: 2.37 months1986: 2.88 months1987: 2.75 months1988: 1.21 months1989: 2.91 months1990: 3.55 months1991: 3.42 months1992: 2.58 months1993: 4.76 months1994: 5.01 months1995: 5.16 months1996: 4.23 months1997: 5.18 months1998: 4.24 months1999: 6.08 months2000: 6.49 months2001: 5.84 months2002: 7.27 months2003: 8.72 months2004: 6.68 months2005: 5.32 months2006: 6.07 months2007: 5.79 months2008: 5.39 months2009: 8.54 months2010: 8.46 months2011: 6.52 months2012: 4.41 months2013: 6.56 months2014: 7.33 months2015: 8.3 months2016: 8.15 months2017: 7.75 months2018: 7.24 months2019: 7.96 months2020: 10.46 months2021: 9.42 months2022: 6.91 months2023: 7.31 months2024: 7.79 months
Change over the period: −2.85 (−26.75%) Average annual rate: -0.6 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Jordan 7.79 months
World 8.8 months
Western Asia computed 9.33 months
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.58 months
Reserves in months of imports — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 7.79 +0.49 +6.65%
2023 7.31 +0.4 +5.73%
2022 6.91 −2.51 −26.62%
2021 9.42 −1.04 −9.95%
2020 10.46 +2.5 +31.44%
2019 7.96 +0.71 +9.84%
2018 7.24 −0.51 −6.53%
2017 7.75 −0.4 −4.86%
2016 8.15 −0.16 −1.91%
2015 8.3 +0.98 +13.35%
2014 7.33 +0.77 +11.75%
2013 6.56 +2.15 +48.83%
2012 4.41 −2.11 −32.39%
2011 6.52 −1.94 −22.96%
2010 8.46 −0.09 −1.01%
2009 8.54 +3.16 +58.62%
2008 5.39 −0.4 −6.99%
2007 5.79 −0.28 −4.55%
2006 6.07 +0.75 +14%
2005 5.32 −1.36 −20.35%
2004 6.68 −2.03 −23.34%
2003 8.72 +1.45 +19.95%
2002 7.27 +1.42 +24.32%
2001 5.84 −0.65 −9.94%
2000 6.49 +0.41 +6.79%
1999 6.08 +1.84 +43.47%
1998 4.24 −0.94 −18.23%
1997 5.18 +0.95 +22.46%
1996 4.23 −0.93 −18.08%
1995 5.16 +0.15 +3.09%
1994 5.01 +0.24 +5.12%
1993 4.76 +2.18 +84.38%
1992 2.58 −0.84 −24.52%
1991 3.42 −0.13 −3.54%
1990 3.55 +0.64 +22.09%
1989 2.91 +1.7 +140.49%
1988 1.21 −1.54 −55.97%
1987 2.75 −0.14 −4.82%
1986 2.88 +0.52 +21.88%
1985 2.37 −0.18 −7.13%
1984 2.55 −1.18 −31.71%
1983 3.73 −0.05 −1.41%
1982 3.78 −0.42 −9.93%
1981 4.2 −2.12 −33.58%
1980 6.33 −0.48 −7.01%
1979 6.8 +0.44 +6.84%
1978 6.37 +0.79 +14.14%
1977 5.58 +0.27 +5.16%
1976 5.3 −1.89 −26.31%
1975 7.2 −1.89 −20.81%
1974 9.09 −1.25 −12.12%
1973 10.34 −0.3 −2.77%
1972 10.64

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.