Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Mozambique

Reserves in months of imports in Mozambique in 2024 — 3.44 months. Ranked 93 in the world out of 150. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 12.9%.

2024 3.44 months +5.25% vs 2023
World rank 93of 150
Period maximum 5.34 months2009
Period minimum 2.01 months2022

Trend over time

2005–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Mozambique, 2005–202423456200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 3.95 months2006: 3.48 months2007: 4.11 months2008: 3.69 months2009: 5.34 months2010: 5.21 months2011: 3.89 months2012: 2.82 months2013: 3.2 months2014: 3.24 months2015: 2.82 months2016: 3 months2017: 4.69 months2018: 3.12 months2019: 4.52 months2020: 5.31 months2021: 4.09 months2022: 2.01 months2023: 3.27 months2024: 3.44 months
Change over the period: −0.51 (−12.92%) Average annual rate: -0.73 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mozambique 3.44 months
World 8.8 months
Sub-Saharan Africa 5.37 months
Reserves in months of imports — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 3.44 +0.17 +5.25%
2023 3.27 +1.26 +62.64%
2022 2.01 −2.08 −50.87%
2021 4.09 −1.22 −22.94%
2020 5.31 +0.79 +17.39%
2019 4.52 +1.4 +45.06%
2018 3.12 −1.58 −33.58%
2017 4.69 +1.69 +56.44%
2016 3 +0.18 +6.51%
2015 2.82 −0.42 −13.02%
2014 3.24 +0.04 +1.19%
2013 3.2 +0.38 +13.51%
2012 2.82 −1.07 −27.48%
2011 3.89 −1.32 −25.36%
2010 5.21 −0.14 −2.55%
2009 5.34 +1.66 +44.99%
2008 3.69 −0.42 −10.27%
2007 4.11 +0.63 +17.99%
2006 3.48 −0.47 −11.88%
2005 3.95

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.