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Reserves in months of imports — Lebanon

Reserves in months of imports in Lebanon in 2023 — 13.6 months. Ranked 7 in the world out of 160. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 17.1%.

2023 13.6 months −8.72% vs 2022
World rank 7of 160
Period maximum 28.57 months2020
Period minimum 9.95 months2004

Trend over time

2002–2023 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Lebanon, 2002–20230102030200220052008201120142017202020232002: 11.62 months2003: 10.83 months2004: 9.95 months2005: 10.63 months2006: 11.54 months2007: 10.38 months2008: 10.85 months2009: 14.81 months2010: 16.59 months2011: 17.46 months2012: 18.58 months2013: 16.16 months2014: 16.76 months2015: 17.24 months2016: 18.87 months2017: 18.78 months2018: 17.12 months2019: 17.65 months2020: 28.57 months2021: 21.56 months2022: 14.9 months2023: 13.6 months
Change over the period: +1.98 (+17.06%) Average annual rate: 0.75 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 13.6 months
World 9.25 months
Middle East & North Africa 13.84 months
Western Asia computed 8.2 months
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.89 months
Reserves in months of imports — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2023 13.6 −1.3 −8.72%
2022 14.9 −6.66 −30.88%
2021 21.56 −7.01 −24.52%
2020 28.57 +10.91 +61.82%
2019 17.65 +0.53 +3.11%
2018 17.12 −1.66 −8.83%
2017 18.78 −0.09 −0.5%
2016 18.87 +1.63 +9.44%
2015 17.24 +0.49 +2.9%
2014 16.76 +0.6 +3.71%
2013 16.16 −2.42 −13.03%
2012 18.58 +1.12 +6.43%
2011 17.46 +0.87 +5.26%
2010 16.59 +1.77 +11.98%
2009 14.81 +3.97 +36.57%
2008 10.85 +0.47 +4.5%
2007 10.38 −1.16 −10.05%
2006 11.54 +0.91 +8.58%
2005 10.63 +0.67 +6.73%
2004 9.95 −0.88 −8.11%
2003 10.83 −0.79 −6.77%
2002 11.62 — —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SA Saudi Arabia 16.57 IQ Iraq 15.87 IL Israel 15.14 LB Lebanon 13.6 KW Kuwait 9.17 JO Jordan 7.31 QA Qatar 6.48 AZ Azerbaijan 5.47 AE United Arab Emirates 4.62 TR Türkiye 4.16 OM Oman 3.84 GE Georgia 2.72 AM Armenia 2.62 BH Bahrain 1.54 PS Palestine 1.35 CY Cyprus 0.3
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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.

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