Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Mauritius

Reserves in months of imports in Mauritius in 2024 — 5.16 months. Ranked 57 in the world out of 150. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 84%.

2024 5.16 months +36.36% vs 2023
World rank 57of 150
Period maximum 6.9 months2021
Period minimum 0.7 months1983

Trend over time

1976–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Mauritius, 1976–202402468197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 2.81 months1977: 1.64 months1978: 1.11 months1979: 0.86 months1980: 1.89 months1981: 0.88 months1982: 1.13 months1983: 0.7 months1984: 0.72 months1985: 0.79 months1986: 2.14 months1987: 3.53 months1988: 3.57 months1989: 4 months1990: 4.58 months1991: 5.59 months1992: 4.81 months1993: 4.33 months1994: 3.89 months1995: 4.22 months1996: 3.82 months1997: 3.1 months1998: 2.54 months1999: 3.1 months2000: 3.96 months2001: 3.77 months2002: 5.22 months2003: 6.04 months2004: 5.35 months2005: 3.84 months2006: 3.11 months2007: 3.78 months2008: 3.1 months2009: 5.04 months2010: 2.76 months2011: 3.84 months2012: 4.06 months2013: 3.24 months2014: 3.19 months2015: 3.88 months2016: 4.2 months2017: 4.08 months2018: 5.02 months2019: 5.32 months2020: 6.83 months2021: 6.9 months2022: 4.4 months2023: 3.79 months2024: 5.16 months
Change over the period: +2.36 (+83.96%) Average annual rate: 1.28 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mauritius 5.16 months
World 8.8 months
Sub-Saharan Africa 5.37 months
Upper-middle-income countries computed 8.32 months
Reserves in months of imports — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 5.16 +1.38 +36.36%
2023 3.79 −0.62 −14.03%
2022 4.4 −2.5 −36.2%
2021 6.9 +0.07 +1.09%
2020 6.83 +1.51 +28.4%
2019 5.32 +0.3 +5.9%
2018 5.02 +0.94 +23.08%
2017 4.08 −0.12 −2.82%
2016 4.2 +0.32 +8.11%
2015 3.88 +0.69 +21.54%
2014 3.19 −0.05 −1.43%
2013 3.24 −0.82 −20.24%
2012 4.06 +0.22 +5.69%
2011 3.84 +1.08 +39.18%
2010 2.76 −2.28 −45.2%
2009 5.04 +1.94 +62.45%
2008 3.1 −0.68 −17.88%
2007 3.78 +0.67 +21.46%
2006 3.11 −0.73 −19.03%
2005 3.84 −1.51 −28.21%
2004 5.35 −0.69 −11.41%
2003 6.04 +0.82 +15.8%
2002 5.22 +1.45 +38.52%
2001 3.77 −0.19 −4.87%
2000 3.96 +0.86 +27.55%
1999 3.1 +0.56 +22.23%
1998 2.54 −0.56 −17.99%
1997 3.1 −0.73 −19.02%
1996 3.82 −0.39 −9.33%
1995 4.22 +0.32 +8.29%
1994 3.89 −0.44 −10.09%
1993 4.33 −0.48 −9.97%
1992 4.81 −0.78 −13.96%
1991 5.59 +1.01 +22.08%
1990 4.58 +0.58 +14.62%
1989 4 +0.42 +11.82%
1988 3.57 +0.04 +1.09%
1987 3.53 +1.4 +65.42%
1986 2.14 +1.35 +171.09%
1985 0.79 +0.07 +10.11%
1984 0.72 +0.02 +2.98%
1983 0.7 −0.43 −38.29%
1982 1.13 +0.24 +27.36%
1981 0.88 −1 −53.09%
1980 1.89 +1.03 +119.92%
1979 0.86 −0.25 −22.77%
1978 1.11 −0.53 −32.36%
1977 1.64 −1.16 −41.51%
1976 2.81

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.