Reserves in months of imports in Southern Asia in 2024 — 6.88 months. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 27.8%.
1976–2024 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.88 | −0.3 | −4.17% |
| 2023 | 7.18 | +0.98 | +15.78% |
| 2022 | 6.2 | −2.67 | −30.09% |
| 2021 | 8.87 | −2.69 | −23.29% |
| 2020 | 11.57 | +4.12 | +55.29% |
| 2019 | 7.45 | +1.22 | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 6.23 | −1.26 | −16.85% |
| 2017 | 7.49 | −0.34 | −4.33% |
| 2016 | 7.83 | +0.35 | +4.68% |
| 2015 | 7.48 | +1.21 | +19.35% |
| 2014 | 6.27 | — | — |
| 2009 | 8.85 | +2.2 | +33.06% |
| 2008 | 6.65 | −3.15 | −32.15% |
| 2007 | 9.8 | +2.02 | +26.04% |
| 2006 | 7.77 | — | — |
| 1982 | 4.96 | +1.73 | +53.69% |
| 1981 | 3.23 | −4.32 | −57.23% |
| 1980 | 7.55 | −2.78 | −26.92% |
| 1979 | 10.33 | +3.15 | +43.86% |
| 1978 | 7.18 | +0.69 | +10.64% |
| 1977 | 6.49 | +1.1 | +20.49% |
| 1976 | 5.39 | — | — |
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.
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