Reserves in months of imports in North America in 2025 — 2.73 months. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 8.8%.
1970–2025 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.73 | +0.84 | +44.32% |
| 2024 | 1.89 | +0.13 | +7.52% |
| 2023 | 1.76 | +0.11 | +6.66% |
| 2022 | 1.65 | −0.29 | −14.94% |
| 2021 | 1.94 | −0.11 | −5.52% |
| 2020 | 2.06 | +0.52 | +33.98% |
| 2019 | 1.53 | +0.16 | +11.81% |
| 2018 | 1.37 | −0.13 | −8.68% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | +0.03 | +1.75% |
| 2016 | 1.48 | +0.09 | +6.73% |
| 2015 | 1.38 | −0.07 | −4.83% |
| 2014 | 1.45 | −0.09 | −6.06% |
| 2013 | 1.55 | −0.41 | −20.88% |
| 2012 | 1.96 | +0.08 | +4.18% |
| 2011 | 1.88 | −0.04 | −2.04% |
| 2010 | 1.92 | +0.06 | +3.37% |
| 2009 | 1.85 | +0.8 | +76% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | +0.01 | +1.11% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | +0.13 | +14.62% |
| 2006 | 0.91 | +0.01 | +0.92% |
| 2005 | 0.9 | −0.16 | −14.83% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | −0.15 | −12.78% |
| 2003 | 1.21 | +0.03 | +2.96% |
| 2002 | 1.18 | +0.16 | +15.71% |
| 2001 | 1.02 | +0.1 | +11.07% |
| 2000 | 0.92 | −0.17 | −15.4% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | −0.17 | −13.52% |
| 1998 | 1.25 | +0.05 | +4.27% |
| 1997 | 1.2 | −0.39 | −24.39% |
| 1996 | 1.59 | −0.27 | −14.52% |
| 1995 | 1.86 | −0.1 | −5.33% |
| 1994 | 1.96 | −0.31 | −13.65% |
| 1993 | 2.27 | +0.08 | +3.87% |
| 1992 | 2.19 | −0.27 | −11% |
| 1991 | 2.46 | −0.13 | −5.16% |
| 1990 | 2.59 | −0.06 | −2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.65 | +0.17 | +6.92% |
| 1988 | 2.48 | −0.62 | −19.94% |
| 1987 | 3.1 | +0.08 | +2.81% |
| 1986 | 3.01 | +0.23 | +8.33% |
| 1985 | 2.78 | +0.26 | +10.35% |
| 1984 | 2.52 | −1.18 | −31.9% |
| 1983 | 3.7 | −0.88 | −19.26% |
| 1982 | 4.59 | +0.74 | +19.21% |
| 1981 | 3.85 | −1.98 | −33.94% |
| 1980 | 5.82 | +0.08 | +1.37% |
| 1979 | 5.75 | +2.35 | +69.01% |
| 1978 | 3.4 | +0.32 | +10.35% |
| 1977 | 3.08 | +0.05 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 3.03 | −0.56 | −15.59% |
| 1975 | 3.59 | −0.92 | −20.37% |
| 1974 | 4.5 | +0.68 | +17.66% |
| 1973 | 3.83 | +0.75 | +24.31% |
| 1972 | 3.08 | +0.3 | +10.84% |
| 1971 | 2.78 | −0.22 | −7.32% |
| 1970 | 3 | — | — |
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.