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Reserves in months of imports — Syria

Reserves in months of imports in Syria in 2010 — 11.66 months. Ranked 14 in the world out of 166. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 349.3%.

2010 11.66 months −3.81% vs 2009
World rank 14of 166
Period maximum 17.26 months2005
Period minimum 0.6 months2001

Trend over time

1977–2010 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Syria, 1977–2010051015201977198119851989199319972001200520091977: 2.6 months1978: 2.42 months1979: 3.3 months1980: 2.15 months1981: 1.4 months1982: 1.52 months1983: 0.88 months1984: 1.33 months1985: 0.84 months1986: 1.76 months1987: 2.23 months1988: 2.08 months1989: 1.64 months1990: 1.42 months1991: 1.13 months1992: 0.92 months1993: 0.9 months1994: 0.74 months1995: 0.82 months1996: 0.73 months1997: 0.72 months1998: 0.78 months1999: 0.72 months2000: 0.64 months2001: 0.6 months2002: 0.66 months2003: 0.78 months2004: 0.64 months2005: 17.26 months2006: 15.4 months2007: 12.82 months2008: 10.18 months2009: 12.12 months2010: 11.66 months
Change over the period: +9.06 (+349.28%) Average annual rate: 4.66 %

Comparison, 2010

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

Syria 11.66 months
World 13.95 months
Middle East & North Africa 25.72 months
Western Asia computed 13.44 months
Reserves in months of imports — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2010 11.66 −0.46 −3.81%
2009 12.12 +1.94 +19.09%
2008 10.18 −2.64 −20.62%
2007 12.82 −2.58 −16.76%
2006 15.4 −1.86 −10.75%
2005 17.26 +16.62 +2,606.31%
2004 0.64 −0.14 −17.79%
2003 0.78 +0.12 +18.05%
2002 0.66 +0.06 +9.56%
2001 0.6 −0.04 −6.79%
2000 0.64 −0.08 −11.07%
1999 0.72 −0.05 −6.87%
1998 0.78 +0.05 +7.36%
1997 0.72 −0.01 −1.42%
1996 0.73 −0.09 −10.66%
1995 0.82 +0.08 +10.91%
1994 0.74 −0.16 −17.7%
1993 0.9 −0.02 −2.29%
1992 0.92 −0.21 −18.75%
1991 1.13 −0.28 −19.94%
1990 1.42 −0.23 −13.86%
1989 1.64 −0.44 −20.99%
1988 2.08 −0.15 −6.57%
1987 2.23 +0.46 +26.36%
1986 1.76 +0.92 +109.07%
1985 0.84 −0.49 −36.83%
1984 1.33 +0.45 +51.07%
1983 0.88 −0.64 −41.86%
1982 1.52 +0.12 +8.4%
1981 1.4 −0.75 −34.92%
1980 2.15 −1.15 −34.78%
1979 3.3 +0.89 +36.61%
1978 2.42 −0.18 −6.84%
1977 2.6 — —

Western Asia, 2010

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SA Saudi Arabia 30.54 LB Lebanon 16.59 IQ Iraq 12.74 SY Syria 11.66 IL Israel 9.95 JO Jordan 8.46 KW Kuwait 8.13 YE Yemen 5.7 OM Oman 5.48 AZ Azerbaijan 5.35 TR Türkiye 4.98 AM Armenia 4.37 GE Georgia 3.94 BH Bahrain 3.75 PS Palestine 1.19 CY Cyprus 0.42
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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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