Reserves in months of imports in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 11.5 months. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 0.4%.
1976–2024 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.5 | −2.33 | −16.86% |
| 2023 | 13.84 | −2.86 | −17.12% |
| 2022 | 16.69 | −2.74 | −14.12% |
| 2021 | 19.44 | −4.04 | −17.22% |
| 2020 | 23.48 | +4.16 | +21.56% |
| 2019 | 19.32 | −2.04 | −9.53% |
| 2018 | 21.35 | −1.86 | −8.03% |
| 2017 | 23.21 | −2.39 | −9.35% |
| 2016 | 25.61 | +1.82 | +7.65% |
| 2015 | 23.79 | −1.93 | −7.51% |
| 2014 | 25.72 | −3.06 | −10.64% |
| 2013 | 28.78 | −0.51 | −1.75% |
| 2012 | 29.29 | −1.4 | −4.56% |
| 2011 | 30.69 | +4.97 | +19.34% |
| 2010 | 25.72 | +0.16 | +0.61% |
| 2009 | 25.56 | +0.15 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 25.41 | +1.82 | +7.72% |
| 2007 | 23.59 | +2.49 | +11.78% |
| 2006 | 21.1 | +4.13 | +24.35% |
| 2005 | 16.97 | +7.11 | +72.05% |
| 2004 | 9.86 | −0.12 | −1.23% |
| 2003 | 9.99 | +1.53 | +18.06% |
| 2002 | 8.46 | −0.63 | −6.88% |
| 2001 | 9.08 | +0.87 | +10.63% |
| 2000 | 8.21 | +1.35 | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 6.87 | −0.46 | −6.32% |
| 1998 | 7.33 | +1.03 | +16.36% |
| 1997 | 6.3 | +0.22 | +3.65% |
| 1996 | 6.08 | −0.01 | −0.13% |
| 1995 | 6.08 | +0.39 | +6.89% |
| 1994 | 5.69 | +0.35 | +6.54% |
| 1993 | 5.34 | −0.08 | −1.46% |
| 1992 | 5.42 | +1.35 | +33.01% |
| 1991 | 4.08 | −0.26 | −6.05% |
| 1990 | 4.34 | −0.65 | −12.97% |
| 1989 | 4.99 | −1.06 | −17.58% |
| 1988 | 6.05 | −1.16 | −16.15% |
| 1987 | 7.21 | +0.26 | +3.67% |
| 1986 | 6.96 | +0.56 | +8.82% |
| 1985 | 6.39 | +1.84 | +40.33% |
| 1984 | 4.56 | −0.41 | −8.34% |
| 1983 | 4.97 | −0.37 | −6.85% |
| 1982 | 5.34 | +0.32 | +6.37% |
| 1981 | 5.02 | −2.13 | −29.84% |
| 1980 | 7.15 | −0.53 | −6.9% |
| 1979 | 7.68 | +1.67 | +27.7% |
| 1978 | 6.02 | −3.09 | −33.93% |
| 1977 | 9.1 | −2.35 | −20.54% |
| 1976 | 11.46 | — | — |
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.