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Reserves in months of imports — Western Asia

Reserves in months of imports in Western Asia in 2024 — 9.33 months. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 206.6%.

2024 9.33 months +13.76% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 14.46 months2013
Period minimum 3.04 months1995

Trend over time

1995–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Western Asia, 1995–2024051015199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 3.04 months1996: 3.56 months1997: 4.03 months1998: 4.32 months1999: 5 months2000: 4.47 months2001: 4.9 months2002: 5.65 months2003: 5.41 months2004: 4.7 months2005: 8.4 months2006: 10.03 months2007: 10.71 months2008: 12.07 months2009: 13.94 months2010: 13.44 months2011: 12.62 months2012: 14.28 months2013: 14.46 months2014: 14.09 months2015: 13.32 months2016: 13.15 months2017: 11.79 months2018: 11.37 months2019: 11.72 months2020: 12.86 months2021: 11.98 months2022: 9.75 months2023: 8.2 months2024: 9.33 months
Change over the period: +6.29 (+206.56%) Average annual rate: 3.94 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia

Western Asia 9.33 months
World 8.8 months
Reserves in months of imports — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 9.33 +1.13 +13.76%
2023 8.2 −1.55 −15.91%
2022 9.75 −2.23 −18.61%
2021 11.98 −0.88 −6.85%
2020 12.86 +1.14 +9.73%
2019 11.72 +0.35 +3.12%
2018 11.37 −0.42 −3.57%
2017 11.79 −1.37 −10.39%
2016 13.15 −0.17 −1.29%
2015 13.32 −0.77 −5.45%
2014 14.09 −0.37 −2.57%
2013 14.46 +0.18 +1.27%
2012 14.28 +1.66 +13.18%
2011 12.62 −0.83 −6.14%
2010 13.44 −0.49 −3.52%
2009 13.94 +1.87 +15.5%
2008 12.07 +1.36 +12.68%
2007 10.71 +0.68 +6.8%
2006 10.03 +1.63 +19.38%
2005 8.4 +3.69 +78.57%
2004 4.7 −0.7 −13.03%
2003 5.41 −0.24 −4.31%
2002 5.65 +0.75 +15.37%
2001 4.9 +0.43 +9.67%
2000 4.47 −0.54 −10.73%
1999 5 +0.68 +15.76%
1998 4.32 +0.29 +7.16%
1997 4.03 +0.47 +13.28%
1996 3.56 +0.52 +16.98%
1995 3.04 — —

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.

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