Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Republic of the Congo

Reserves in months of imports in the Republic of the Congo in 2021 — 1.6 months. Ranked 141 in the world out of 162. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 605.9%.

2021 1.6 months −60.52% vs 2020
World rank 141of 162
Period maximum 8.33 months2012
Period minimum 0.03 months1998

Trend over time

1978–2021 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Republic of the Congo, 1978–202102.557.51019781983198819931998200320082013201820211978: 0.23 months1979: 0.85 months1980: 0.93 months1981: 0.93 months1982: 0.33 months1983: 0.09 months1984: 0.08 months1985: 0.07 months1986: 0.1 months1987: 0.09 months1988: 0.08 months1989: 0.09 months1990: 0.07 months1991: 0.06 months1992: 0.06 months1993: 0.04 months1994: 0.35 months1995: 0.37 months1996: 0.47 months1997: 0.39 months1998: 0.03 months1999: 0.26 months2000: 1.34 months2001: 0.39 months2002: 0.17 months2003: 0.21 months2004: 0.51 months2005: 2.05 months2006: 3.57 months2007: 3.27 months2008: 6.22 months2009: 5.93 months2010: 6.46 months2011: 7.04 months2012: 8.33 months2013: 8.17 months2014: 6.62 months2015: 2.77 months2016: 1.11 months2019: 1.85 months2020: 4.06 months2021: 1.6 months
Change over the period: +1.38 (+605.87%) Average annual rate: 4.65 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 1.6 months
World 10.76 months
Sub-Saharan Africa 5.52 months
Lower-middle-income countries computed 7.16 months
Reserves in months of imports — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2021 1.6 −2.46 −60.52%
2020 4.06 +2.22 +119.97%
2019 1.85
2016 1.11 −1.65 −59.75%
2015 2.77 −3.85 −58.19%
2014 6.62 −1.55 −18.95%
2013 8.17 −0.16 −1.97%
2012 8.33 +1.29 +18.39%
2011 7.04 +0.58 +9%
2010 6.46 +0.53 +8.93%
2009 5.93 −0.3 −4.79%
2008 6.22 +2.95 +90.35%
2007 3.27 −0.3 −8.47%
2006 3.57 +1.52 +74.37%
2005 2.05 +1.54 +304.96%
2004 0.51 +0.3 +146.73%
2003 0.21 +0.03 +20.33%
2002 0.17 −0.22 −56.02%
2001 0.39 −0.95 −71.05%
2000 1.34 +1.08 +413.79%
1999 0.26 +0.23 +827.15%
1998 0.03 −0.37 −92.86%
1997 0.39 −0.07 −15.91%
1996 0.47 +0.1 +25.7%
1995 0.37 +0.03 +7.92%
1994 0.35 +0.31 +775.41%
1993 0.04 −0.02 −33.77%
1992 0.06 −0 −4.01%
1991 0.06 −0.01 −10.94%
1990 0.07 −0.02 −23.61%
1989 0.09 +0.01 +14.55%
1988 0.08 −0.01 −6.4%
1987 0.09 −0.01 −10.89%
1986 0.1 +0.03 +45.83%
1985 0.07 −0.01 −17.36%
1984 0.08 −0.01 −12.33%
1983 0.09 −0.24 −72.93%
1982 0.33 −0.6 −64.24%
1981 0.93 +0 +0.27%
1980 0.93 +0.08 +9.51%
1979 0.85 +0.62 +273.72%
1978 0.23

Middle Africa, 2021

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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.