Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Thailand

Reserves in months of imports in Thailand in 2025 — 8.03 months. Ranked 12 in the world out of 87. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 22.5%.

2025 8.03 months +7.65% vs 2024
World rank 12of 87
Period maximum 12.2 months2020
Period minimum 2.48 months1983

Trend over time

1975–2025 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Thailand, 1975–2025051015197519801985199019952000200520102015202020251975: 6.55 months1976: 6.17 months1977: 4.99 months1978: 4.85 months1979: 4.22 months1980: 3.34 months1981: 2.72 months1982: 3.03 months1983: 2.48 months1984: 2.54 months1985: 3.02 months1986: 3.74 months1987: 3.82 months1988: 3.61 months1989: 4.26 months1990: 4.41 months1991: 4.84 months1992: 5.1 months1993: 5.38 months1994: 5.35 months1995: 5.03 months1996: 5.11 months1997: 4.05 months1998: 6.4 months1999: 6.69 months2000: 5.07 months2001: 5.25 months2002: 5.78 months2003: 5.43 months2004: 5.13 months2005: 4.35 months2006: 5.08 months2007: 5.93 months2008: 6.08 months2009: 9.81 months2010: 9.07 months2011: 7.74 months2012: 7.27 months2013: 6.51 months2014: 6.66 months2015: 7.35 months2016: 8.34 months2017: 8.78 months2018: 7.79 months2019: 8.9 months2020: 12.2 months2021: 9.01 months2022: 7.12 months2023: 7.57 months2024: 7.46 months2025: 8.03 months
Change over the period: +1.47 (+22.51%) Average annual rate: 0.41 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Thailand 8.03 months
World 8.89 months
East Asia & Pacific 11.35 months
Reserves in months of imports — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2025 8.03 +0.57 +7.65%
2024 7.46 −0.11 −1.47%
2023 7.57 +0.45 +6.31%
2022 7.12 −1.89 −21.02%
2021 9.01 −3.19 −26.17%
2020 12.2 +3.3 +37.1%
2019 8.9 +1.11 +14.29%
2018 7.79 −0.99 −11.31%
2017 8.78 +0.44 +5.28%
2016 8.34 +0.99 +13.42%
2015 7.35 +0.69 +10.37%
2014 6.66 +0.15 +2.36%
2013 6.51 −0.76 −10.44%
2012 7.27 −0.47 −6.1%
2011 7.74 −1.33 −14.67%
2010 9.07 −0.74 −7.55%
2009 9.81 +3.73 +61.41%
2008 6.08 +0.15 +2.52%
2007 5.93 +0.85 +16.74%
2006 5.08 +0.73 +16.74%
2005 4.35 −0.78 −15.13%
2004 5.13 −0.3 −5.53%
2003 5.43 −0.35 −6.03%
2002 5.78 +0.53 +10.04%
2001 5.25 +0.18 +3.49%
2000 5.07 −1.61 −24.12%
1999 6.69 +0.29 +4.51%
1998 6.4 +2.35 +57.89%
1997 4.05 −1.05 −20.63%
1996 5.11 +0.08 +1.54%
1995 5.03 −0.32 −6.06%
1994 5.35 −0.03 −0.58%
1993 5.38 +0.29 +5.61%
1992 5.1 +0.26 +5.29%
1991 4.84 +0.43 +9.73%
1990 4.41 +0.16 +3.64%
1989 4.26 +0.64 +17.78%
1988 3.61 −0.21 −5.39%
1987 3.82 +0.08 +2.11%
1986 3.74 +0.72 +23.78%
1985 3.02 +0.48 +19.02%
1984 2.54 +0.06 +2.49%
1983 2.48 −0.55 −18.13%
1982 3.03 +0.3 +11.19%
1981 2.72 −0.62 −18.59%
1980 3.34 −0.88 −20.82%
1979 4.22 −0.63 −12.93%
1978 4.85 −0.14 −2.71%
1977 4.99 −1.19 −19.23%
1976 6.17 −0.38 −5.78%
1975 6.55

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

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

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.