Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — South Sudan

Reserves in months of imports in South Sudan in 2023 — 0.17 months. Ranked 157 in the world out of 160. Since 2014, the indicator has fallen by 81.6%.

2023 0.17 months +8.44% vs 2022
World rank 157of 160
Period maximum 1.04 months2019
Period minimum 0.11 months2018

Trend over time

2014–2023 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — South Sudan, 2014–202300.511.520142015201620172018201920202021202220232014: 0.95 months2015: 0.76 months2016: 0.36 months2017: 0.18 months2018: 0.11 months2019: 1.04 months2020: 0.45 months2021: 0.89 months2022: 0.16 months2023: 0.17 months
Change over the period: −0.78 (−81.62%) Average annual rate: -17.16 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Sudan 0.17 months
World 9.25 months
Sub-Saharan Africa 4.66 months
Eastern Africa computed 2.73 months
Reserves in months of imports — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2023 0.17 +0.01 +8.44%
2022 0.16 −0.72 −81.8%
2021 0.89 +0.43 +95.23%
2020 0.45 −0.58 −56.2%
2019 1.04 +0.93 +845.8%
2018 0.11 −0.07 −40.03%
2017 0.18 −0.18 −49.48%
2016 0.36 −0.4 −52.4%
2015 0.76 −0.19 −20.16%
2014 0.95

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.