Reserves in months of imports in Malta in 2024 — 0.25 months. Ranked 148 in the world out of 150. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 98%.
1971–2024 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.25 | +0 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.24 | −0.04 | −13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.28 | −0.06 | −17.59% |
| 2021 | 0.34 | +0.14 | +72.12% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | −0.02 | −7.65% |
| 2019 | 0.21 | −0.06 | −21.7% |
| 2018 | 0.27 | +0.01 | +3.63% |
| 2017 | 0.26 | −0.03 | −9.99% |
| 2016 | 0.29 | +0.04 | +17.11% |
| 2015 | 0.25 | +0 | +0.33% |
| 2014 | 0.25 | +0.01 | +2.38% |
| 2013 | 0.24 | −0.06 | −18.52% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | +0.09 | +42.88% |
| 2011 | 0.21 | −0.07 | −26.04% |
| 2010 | 0.28 | +0.02 | +6% |
| 2009 | 0.27 | +0.11 | +70.05% |
| 2008 | 0.16 | −1.95 | −92.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1 | −0.39 | −15.59% |
| 2006 | 2.49 | −0.56 | −18.36% |
| 2005 | 3.05 | −1.13 | −27.09% |
| 2004 | 4.19 | −2.29 | −35.35% |
| 2003 | 6.47 | +0.32 | +5.23% |
| 2002 | 6.15 | +1.31 | +27.1% |
| 2001 | 4.84 | +1.31 | +37.12% |
| 2000 | 3.53 | −1.1 | −23.7% |
| 1999 | 4.63 | −0.64 | −12.1% |
| 1998 | 5.26 | +0.02 | +0.35% |
| 1997 | 5.24 | −0.18 | −3.32% |
| 1996 | 5.42 | +0.19 | +3.62% |
| 1995 | 5.23 | −2.18 | −29.42% |
| 1994 | 7.42 | +1.2 | +19.38% |
| 1993 | 6.21 | +0.66 | +11.92% |
| 1992 | 5.55 | −0.95 | −14.66% |
| 1991 | 6.5 | −1.08 | −14.19% |
| 1990 | 7.58 | −1.88 | −19.86% |
| 1989 | 9.46 | −1.6 | −14.48% |
| 1988 | 11.06 | −2.91 | −20.8% |
| 1987 | 13.97 | −0.37 | −2.6% |
| 1986 | 14.34 | −0.63 | −4.21% |
| 1985 | 14.97 | −0.69 | −4.41% |
| 1984 | 15.66 | −1.77 | −10.18% |
| 1983 | 17.43 | +1.64 | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 15.79 | +1.75 | +12.46% |
| 1981 | 14.04 | +1.43 | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 12.62 | −3.04 | −19.43% |
| 1979 | 15.66 | −2.13 | −11.97% |
| 1978 | 17.79 | +1.98 | +12.51% |
| 1977 | 15.81 | −0.63 | −3.83% |
| 1976 | 16.44 | +1.39 | +9.27% |
| 1975 | 15.04 | +1.53 | +11.32% |
| 1974 | 13.51 | −1.6 | −10.59% |
| 1973 | 15.11 | −1.06 | −6.53% |
| 1972 | 16.17 | +3.78 | +30.48% |
| 1971 | 12.39 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
Finance Lending interest rateThe average rate at which banks lend to businesses and households.
