Reserves in months of imports in Middle Africa in 2015 — 4.52 months. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 23.4%.
2008–2015 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.52 | +0.15 | +3.41% |
| 2014 | 4.37 | −0.94 | −17.72% |
| 2013 | 5.31 | −0.33 | −5.8% |
| 2012 | 5.64 | +0.61 | +12.06% |
| 2011 | 5.03 | +0.23 | +4.78% |
| 2010 | 4.8 | +1 | +26.31% |
| 2009 | 3.8 | +0.14 | +3.83% |
| 2008 | 3.66 | — | — |
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.
The gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
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