Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Uganda

Reserves in months of imports in Uganda in 2024 — 2.39 months. Ranked 106 in the world out of 150. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2,891%.

2024 2.39 months −25.25% vs 2023
World rank 106of 150
Period maximum 7.46 months2003
Period minimum 0.08 months1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Uganda, 1980–20240246819801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 0.08 months1981: 0.9 months1982: 1.79 months1983: 2.35 months1984: 2.01 months1985: 0.84 months1986: 0.66 months1987: 0.92 months1988: 0.75 months1989: 0.2 months1990: 0.72 months1991: 1.02 months1992: 1.49 months1993: 2.1 months1994: 3.16 months1995: 3.44 months1996: 3.64 months1997: 4.3 months1998: 4.45 months1999: 5.83 months2000: 6.16 months2001: 7.16 months2002: 6.66 months2003: 7.46 months2004: 7.02 months2005: 6.11 months2006: 6.61 months2007: 7.2 months2008: 4.86 months2009: 6.37 months2010: 5 months2011: 3.99 months2012: 4.59 months2013: 4.99 months2014: 4.76 months2015: 4.48 months2016: 5.18 months2017: 5.49 months2018: 3.99 months2019: 3.64 months2020: 4.27 months2021: 5.03 months2022: 4.03 months2023: 3.2 months2024: 2.39 months
Change over the period: +2.31 (+2,891.04%) Average annual rate: 8.03 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Uganda 2.39 months
World 8.8 months
Sub-Saharan Africa 5.37 months
Reserves in months of imports — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 2.39 −0.81 −25.25%
2023 3.2 −0.83 −20.55%
2022 4.03 −0.99 −19.78%
2021 5.03 +0.76 +17.77%
2020 4.27 +0.63 +17.27%
2019 3.64 −0.35 −8.75%
2018 3.99 −1.5 −27.4%
2017 5.49 +0.31 +6.06%
2016 5.18 +0.7 +15.72%
2015 4.48 −0.28 −5.92%
2014 4.76 −0.24 −4.76%
2013 4.99 +0.4 +8.78%
2012 4.59 +0.6 +15.16%
2011 3.99 −1.01 −20.19%
2010 5 −1.38 −21.61%
2009 6.37 +1.51 +31.13%
2008 4.86 −2.34 −32.54%
2007 7.2 +0.59 +8.97%
2006 6.61 +0.5 +8.16%
2005 6.11 −0.91 −12.97%
2004 7.02 −0.44 −5.92%
2003 7.46 +0.81 +12.15%
2002 6.66 −0.5 −6.98%
2001 7.16 +0.99 +16.15%
2000 6.16 +0.33 +5.67%
1999 5.83 +1.38 +30.89%
1998 4.45 +0.15 +3.54%
1997 4.3 +0.66 +18.1%
1996 3.64 +0.21 +6.03%
1995 3.44 +0.28 +8.81%
1994 3.16 +1.06 +50.41%
1993 2.1 +0.6 +40.41%
1992 1.49 +0.48 +47.09%
1991 1.02 +0.3 +41.35%
1990 0.72 +0.52 +260.71%
1989 0.2 −0.56 −73.59%
1988 0.75 −0.17 −18.01%
1987 0.92 +0.26 +39.27%
1986 0.66 −0.18 −21.45%
1985 0.84 −1.17 −58.09%
1984 2.01 −0.34 −14.64%
1983 2.35 +0.56 +31.18%
1982 1.79 +0.89 +98.12%
1981 0.9 +0.82 +1,030.48%
1980 0.08

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.