Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Qatar

Reserves in months of imports in Qatar in 2025 — 7.45 months. Ranked 17 in the world out of 87. Since 2011, the indicator has risen by 133.6%.

2025 7.45 months +11.3% vs 2024
World rank 17of 87
Period maximum 7.45 months2025
Period minimum 2.53 months2017

Trend over time

2011–2025 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Qatar, 2011–202502468201120132015201720192021202320252011: 3.19 months2012: 5.43 months2013: 6.67 months2014: 6.43 months2015: 6.33 months2016: 5.34 months2017: 2.53 months2018: 4.7 months2019: 5.95 months2020: 6.77 months2021: 6.81 months2022: 5.86 months2023: 6.48 months2024: 6.7 months2025: 7.45 months
Change over the period: +4.26 (+133.61%) Average annual rate: 6.25 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Qatar 7.45 months
World 8.89 months
Reserves in months of imports — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2025 7.45 +0.76 +11.3%
2024 6.7 +0.21 +3.31%
2023 6.48 +0.62 +10.54%
2022 5.86 −0.95 −13.96%
2021 6.81 +0.04 +0.61%
2020 6.77 +0.82 +13.87%
2019 5.95 +1.25 +26.66%
2018 4.7 +2.17 +85.66%
2017 2.53 −2.81 −52.6%
2016 5.34 −0.99 −15.69%
2015 6.33 −0.1 −1.49%
2014 6.43 −0.24 −3.66%
2013 6.67 +1.24 +22.84%
2012 5.43 +2.24 +70.21%
2011 3.19

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.