Reserves in months of imports in South America in 2024 — 6.79 months. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 15.1%.
1977–2024 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.79 | −0.35 | −4.85% |
| 2023 | 7.13 | +0.52 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 6.62 | −2.17 | −24.66% |
| 2021 | 8.78 | −3.14 | −26.35% |
| 2020 | 11.92 | +2.65 | +28.55% |
| 2019 | 9.27 | −0.17 | −1.84% |
| 2018 | 9.45 | −0.85 | −8.28% |
| 2017 | 10.3 | −0.77 | −6.97% |
| 2016 | 11.07 | +1.15 | +11.54% |
| 2015 | 9.93 | +1.58 | +18.97% |
| 2014 | 8.34 | +0.51 | +6.45% |
| 2013 | 7.84 | −0.28 | −3.4% |
| 2012 | 8.11 | +0.17 | +2.12% |
| 2011 | 7.95 | −0.21 | −2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.16 | −1.75 | −17.65% |
| 2009 | 9.91 | +3.2 | +47.65% |
| 2008 | 6.71 | −1.26 | −15.86% |
| 2007 | 7.97 | +2.2 | +38.13% |
| 2006 | 5.77 | +0.47 | +8.83% |
| 2005 | 5.3 | −0.52 | −8.93% |
| 2004 | 5.82 | −0.61 | −9.49% |
| 2003 | 6.43 | +0.58 | +9.95% |
| 2002 | 5.85 | +0.69 | +13.39% |
| 2001 | 5.16 | −0.16 | −3.08% |
| 2000 | 5.33 | −0.82 | −13.37% |
| 1999 | 6.15 | +0.39 | +6.86% |
| 1998 | 5.75 | −0.53 | −8.49% |
| 1997 | 6.29 | −1.16 | −15.55% |
| 1996 | 7.44 | +0.55 | +7.92% |
| 1995 | 6.9 | −0.35 | −4.8% |
| 1994 | 7.24 | +0.16 | +2.27% |
| 1993 | 7.08 | +0.26 | +3.87% |
| 1992 | 6.82 | +1.86 | +37.59% |
| 1991 | 4.96 | −0.52 | −9.46% |
| 1990 | 5.47 | +1.09 | +24.89% |
| 1989 | 4.38 | −0.02 | −0.49% |
| 1988 | 4.4 | −0.58 | −11.59% |
| 1987 | 4.98 | −0.63 | −11.23% |
| 1986 | 5.61 | −0.82 | −12.77% |
| 1985 | 6.43 | +0.88 | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 5.56 | +0.82 | +17.4% |
| 1983 | 4.73 | +0.65 | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 4.08 | −0.67 | −14.02% |
| 1981 | 4.75 | −1.23 | −20.62% |
| 1980 | 5.98 | −1.5 | −20.07% |
| 1979 | 7.49 | +0.69 | +10.14% |
| 1978 | 6.8 | +0.9 | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 5.89 | — | — |
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.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Finance Current account balance (World Bank)The current account balance as a percent of GDP from World Bank data.