Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Oman

Reserves in months of imports in Oman in 2024 — 3.69 months. Ranked 86 in the world out of 150. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 201%.

2024 3.69 months −3.89% vs 2023
World rank 86of 150
Period maximum 7.11 months2016
Period minimum 1.22 months1974

Trend over time

1974–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Oman, 1974–202402468197419791984198919941999200420092014201920241974: 1.22 months1975: 1.45 months1976: 1.94 months1977: 2.65 months1978: 2.42 months1979: 3.68 months1980: 3.19 months1981: 3.07 months1982: 3.2 months1983: 2.96 months1984: 3.07 months1985: 3.21 months1986: 3.54 months1987: 6.47 months1988: 4.4 months1989: 5.21 months1990: 5.39 months1991: 6.79 months1992: 5.48 months1993: 4.09 months1994: 3.96 months1995: 4.07 months1996: 3.97 months1997: 3.71 months1998: 3.05 months1999: 4.99 months2000: 3.95 months2001: 3.5 months2002: 4.49 months2003: 4.53 months2004: 3.55 months2005: 4.04 months2006: 3.72 months2007: 5.1 months2008: 4.57 months2009: 5.82 months2010: 5.48 months2011: 5.06 months2012: 4.36 months2013: 4.08 months2014: 4.52 months2015: 5.31 months2016: 7.11 months2017: 4.94 months2018: 4.98 months2019: 5 months2020: 4.48 months2021: 5.25 months2022: 3.71 months2023: 3.84 months2024: 3.69 months
Change over the period: +2.46 (+200.97%) Average annual rate: 2.23 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Oman 3.69 months
World 8.8 months
Western Asia computed 9.33 months
Reserves in months of imports — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 3.69 −0.15 −3.89%
2023 3.84 +0.13 +3.51%
2022 3.71 −1.55 −29.46%
2021 5.25 +0.77 +17.26%
2020 4.48 −0.52 −10.47%
2019 5 +0.03 +0.54%
2018 4.98 +0.03 +0.66%
2017 4.94 −2.17 −30.49%
2016 7.11 +1.8 +33.91%
2015 5.31 +0.79 +17.5%
2014 4.52 +0.44 +10.89%
2013 4.08 −0.29 −6.57%
2012 4.36 −0.7 −13.75%
2011 5.06 −0.42 −7.61%
2010 5.48 −0.35 −5.98%
2009 5.82 +1.26 +27.47%
2008 4.57 −0.53 −10.42%
2007 5.1 +1.38 +37.25%
2006 3.72 −0.32 −7.89%
2005 4.04 +0.49 +13.82%
2004 3.55 −0.99 −21.77%
2003 4.53 +0.04 +0.84%
2002 4.49 +0.99 +28.22%
2001 3.5 −0.44 −11.18%
2000 3.95 −1.04 −20.92%
1999 4.99 +1.94 +63.41%
1998 3.05 −0.65 −17.59%
1997 3.71 −0.27 −6.69%
1996 3.97 −0.1 −2.34%
1995 4.07 +0.1 +2.55%
1994 3.96 −0.12 −3.04%
1993 4.09 −1.39 −25.42%
1992 5.48 −1.3 −19.22%
1991 6.79 +1.4 +25.93%
1990 5.39 +0.18 +3.4%
1989 5.21 +0.82 +18.6%
1988 4.4 −2.08 −32.08%
1987 6.47 +2.93 +82.9%
1986 3.54 +0.33 +10.22%
1985 3.21 +0.14 +4.71%
1984 3.07 +0.11 +3.61%
1983 2.96 −0.24 −7.4%
1982 3.2 +0.12 +3.98%
1981 3.07 −0.12 −3.67%
1980 3.19 −0.49 −13.23%
1979 3.68 +1.26 +51.97%
1978 2.42 −0.23 −8.55%
1977 2.65 +0.71 +36.41%
1976 1.94 +0.49 +34.2%
1975 1.45 +0.22 +17.97%
1974 1.22

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.