Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Ukraine

Reserves in months of imports in Ukraine in 2024 — 5.03 months. Ranked 58 in the world out of 150. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 1,022.9%.

2024 5.03 months −0.17% vs 2023
World rank 58of 150
Period maximum 5.43 months2010
Period minimum 0.45 months1994

Trend over time

1994–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Ukraine, 1994–20240246199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 0.45 months1995: 0.71 months1996: 1.15 months1997: 1.25 months1998: 0.51 months1999: 0.86 months2000: 0.98 months2001: 1.83 months2002: 2.56 months2003: 3.1 months2004: 3.28 months2005: 5.32 months2006: 4.93 months2007: 5.28 months2008: 3.65 months2009: 5.2 months2010: 5.43 months2011: 3.7 months2012: 2.66 months2013: 2.26 months2014: 1.17 months2015: 3.06 months2016: 3.19 months2017: 3.21 months2018: 3.08 months2019: 3.47 months2020: 4.78 months2021: 3.5 months2022: 3.85 months2023: 5.04 months2024: 5.03 months
Change over the period: +4.58 (+1,022.87%) Average annual rate: 8.4 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ukraine 5.03 months
World 8.8 months
Europe & Central Asia 7.54 months
Eastern Europe computed 7.54 months
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.58 months
Reserves in months of imports — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 5.03 −0.01 −0.17%
2023 5.04 +1.19 +30.81%
2022 3.85 +0.35 +9.92%
2021 3.5 −1.28 −26.7%
2020 4.78 +1.3 +37.53%
2019 3.47 +0.4 +12.85%
2018 3.08 −0.13 −4%
2017 3.21 +0.01 +0.46%
2016 3.19 +0.14 +4.45%
2015 3.06 +1.88 +160.43%
2014 1.17 −1.09 −48.18%
2013 2.26 −0.39 −14.74%
2012 2.66 −1.04 −28.22%
2011 3.7 −1.73 −31.91%
2010 5.43 +0.23 +4.42%
2009 5.2 +1.56 +42.74%
2008 3.65 −1.63 −30.91%
2007 5.28 +0.35 +7.16%
2006 4.93 −0.4 −7.5%
2005 5.32 +2.04 +62.15%
2004 3.28 +0.18 +5.84%
2003 3.1 +0.54 +21.28%
2002 2.56 +0.72 +39.52%
2001 1.83 +0.85 +86.26%
2000 0.98 +0.12 +14.13%
1999 0.86 +0.36 +70.33%
1998 0.51 −0.74 −59.4%
1997 1.25 +0.09 +8.2%
1996 1.15 +0.44 +61.43%
1995 0.71 +0.27 +59.48%
1994 0.45

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.