Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Türkiye

Reserves in months of imports in Türkiye in 2024 — 4.73 months. Ranked 64 in the world out of 150. Since 1974, the indicator has fallen by 26.9%.

2024 4.73 months +13.75% vs 2023
World rank 64of 150
Period maximum 6.47 months1974
Period minimum 1.94 months1985

Trend over time

1974–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Türkiye, 1974–202402468197419791984198919941999200420092014201920241974: 6.47 months1975: 3.4 months1976: 3.1 months1977: 2.27 months1978: 3.77 months1979: 5.01 months1980: 4.28 months1981: 2.77 months1982: 3.01 months1983: 2.82 months1984: 2.22 months1985: 1.94 months1986: 2.46 months1987: 2.47 months1988: 2.54 months1989: 3.54 months1990: 3.16 months1991: 2.86 months1992: 2.98 months1993: 2.51 months1994: 3.4 months1995: 3.72 months1996: 4.01 months1997: 3.91 months1998: 4.11 months1999: 5.47 months2000: 4.16 months2001: 4.6 months2002: 5.64 months2003: 5.25 months2004: 4.07 months2005: 4.74 months2006: 4.83 months2007: 4.82 months2008: 3.91 months2009: 5.5 months2010: 4.98 months2011: 4.02 months2012: 5.53 months2013: 5.46 months2014: 5.47 months2015: 5.46 months2016: 5.43 months2017: 4.79 months2018: 4.22 months2019: 5.18 months2020: 4.62 months2021: 4.46 months2022: 3.88 months2023: 4.16 months2024: 4.73 months
Change over the period: −1.74 (−26.87%) Average annual rate: -0.62 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Türkiye 4.73 months
World 8.8 months
Europe & Central Asia 7.54 months
Western Asia computed 9.33 months
Upper-middle-income countries computed 8.32 months
Reserves in months of imports — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 4.73 +0.57 +13.75%
2023 4.16 +0.28 +7.15%
2022 3.88 −0.58 −12.98%
2021 4.46 −0.16 −3.55%
2020 4.62 −0.56 −10.83%
2019 5.18 +0.97 +22.92%
2018 4.22 −0.57 −11.91%
2017 4.79 −0.64 −11.85%
2016 5.43 −0.03 −0.59%
2015 5.46 −0 −0.05%
2014 5.47 +0 +0.03%
2013 5.46 −0.06 −1.16%
2012 5.53 +1.51 +37.7%
2011 4.02 −0.97 −19.4%
2010 4.98 −0.51 −9.35%
2009 5.5 +1.58 +40.51%
2008 3.91 −0.91 −18.84%
2007 4.82 −0.01 −0.29%
2006 4.83 +0.09 +1.95%
2005 4.74 +0.67 +16.36%
2004 4.07 −1.17 −22.34%
2003 5.25 −0.4 −7.02%
2002 5.64 +1.04 +22.65%
2001 4.6 +0.44 +10.65%
2000 4.16 −1.31 −23.94%
1999 5.47 +1.36 +33.11%
1998 4.11 +0.19 +4.98%
1997 3.91 −0.1 −2.57%
1996 4.01 +0.29 +7.92%
1995 3.72 +0.32 +9.38%
1994 3.4 +0.89 +35.4%
1993 2.51 −0.47 −15.79%
1992 2.98 +0.12 +4.31%
1991 2.86 −0.3 −9.54%
1990 3.16 −0.38 −10.63%
1989 3.54 +0.99 +38.99%
1988 2.54 +0.08 +3.08%
1987 2.47 +0.01 +0.5%
1986 2.46 +0.52 +26.73%
1985 1.94 −0.28 −12.8%
1984 2.22 −0.59 −21.04%
1983 2.82 −0.2 −6.59%
1982 3.01 +0.24 +8.85%
1981 2.77 −1.51 −35.27%
1980 4.28 −0.73 −14.64%
1979 5.01 +1.24 +32.84%
1978 3.77 +1.5 +66.15%
1977 2.27 −0.83 −26.83%
1976 3.1 −0.29 −8.64%
1975 3.4 −3.07 −47.48%
1974 6.47

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.