Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Yemen

Reserves in months of imports in Yemen in 2016 — 1.22 months. Ranked 150 in the world out of 168. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 87.2%.

2016 1.22 months −41.8% vs 2015
World rank 150of 168
Period maximum 9.7 months2006
Period minimum 1.22 months2016

Trend over time

2005–2016 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Yemen, 2005–201602.557.51020052007200920112013201520162005: 9.51 months2006: 9.7 months2007: 8.39 months2008: 7.03 months2009: 7.44 months2010: 5.7 months2011: 4.15 months2012: 4.85 months2013: 4.35 months2014: 3.08 months2015: 2.09 months2016: 1.22 months
Change over the period: −8.3 (−87.19%) Average annual rate: -17.04 %

Comparison, 2016

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

Yemen 1.22 months
World 12.94 months
Western Asia computed 13.15 months
Reserves in months of imports — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2016 1.22 −0.88 −41.8%
2015 2.09 −0.98 −31.88%
2014 3.08 −1.27 −29.29%
2013 4.35 −0.51 −10.41%
2012 4.85 +0.71 +17.07%
2011 4.15 −1.55 −27.26%
2010 5.7 −1.74 −23.38%
2009 7.44 +0.41 +5.8%
2008 7.03 −1.36 −16.21%
2007 8.39 −1.31 −13.49%
2006 9.7 +0.19 +1.95%
2005 9.51

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.