Reserves in months of imports in NATO in 2025 — 3.01 months. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 20%.
1993–2025 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: NATO
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.01 | +0.75 | +33.26% |
| 2024 | 2.26 | +0.16 | +7.79% |
| 2023 | 2.1 | +0.08 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 2.02 | −0.35 | −14.88% |
| 2021 | 2.37 | −0.26 | −9.97% |
| 2020 | 2.63 | +0.6 | +29.61% |
| 2019 | 2.03 | +0.19 | +10.44% |
| 2018 | 1.84 | −0.18 | −8.89% |
| 2017 | 2.02 | +0.05 | +2.33% |
| 2016 | 1.97 | +0.11 | +5.69% |
| 2015 | 1.86 | +0.07 | +3.82% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | −0.1 | −5.37% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | −0.26 | −12.18% |
| 2012 | 2.16 | +0.23 | +11.76% |
| 2011 | 1.93 | −0.13 | −6.38% |
| 2010 | 2.07 | +0.07 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.79 | +65.71% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | −0.08 | −6.35% |
| 2007 | 1.29 | +0.04 | +3.23% |
| 2006 | 1.25 | −0.01 | −0.52% |
| 2005 | 1.25 | −0.13 | −9.33% |
| 2004 | 1.38 | −0.21 | −13.44% |
| 2003 | 1.6 | −0.08 | −4.81% |
| 2002 | 1.68 | +0.21 | +14.52% |
| 2001 | 1.46 | −0.01 | −0.44% |
| 2000 | 1.47 | −0.19 | −11.68% |
| 1999 | 1.67 | −0.2 | −10.92% |
| 1998 | 1.87 | −0.09 | −4.59% |
| 1997 | 1.96 | −0.23 | −10.61% |
| 1996 | 2.19 | −0.06 | −2.71% |
| 1995 | 2.25 | −0.21 | −8.43% |
| 1994 | 2.46 | −0.05 | −1.97% |
| 1993 | 2.51 | — | — |
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.