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Reserves in months of imports — Zimbabwe

Reserves in months of imports in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 0.52 months. Ranked 145 in the world out of 150. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 55.6%.

2024 0.52 months +302.18% vs 2023
World rank 145of 150
Period maximum 4.04 months1979
Period minimum 0.06 months2020

Trend over time

1977–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Zimbabwe, 1977–2024024619771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 1.17 months1978: 2.26 months1979: 4.04 months1980: 2.66 months1981: 1.87 months1982: 1.75 months1983: 2.06 months1984: 2.06 months1985: 2.68 months1986: 2.45 months1987: 2.7 months1988: 2.26 months1989: 1.64 months1990: 1.55 months1991: 1.39 months1992: 1.77 months1993: 3.23 months1994: 2.48 months2009: 2.61 months2010: 1.33 months2011: 0.83 months2012: 0.8 months2013: 0.66 months2014: 0.53 months2015: 0.69 months2016: 0.74 months2017: 0.53 months2018: 0.13 months2019: 0.32 months2020: 0.06 months2021: 1.15 months2022: 0.7 months2023: 0.13 months2024: 0.52 months
Change over the period: −0.65 (−55.55%) Average annual rate: -1.71 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zimbabwe 0.52 months
World 8.8 months
Sub-Saharan Africa 5.37 months
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.58 months
Reserves in months of imports — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 0.52 +0.39 +302.18%
2023 0.13 −0.58 −81.66%
2022 0.7 −0.44 −38.66%
2021 1.15 +1.09 +1,729.65%
2020 0.06 −0.25 −80.11%
2019 0.32 +0.18 +140.72%
2018 0.13 −0.4 −75.32%
2017 0.53 −0.21 −28.41%
2016 0.74 +0.05 +7.87%
2015 0.69 +0.16 +30.12%
2014 0.53 −0.13 −19.48%
2013 0.66 −0.14 −17.49%
2012 0.8 −0.04 −4.34%
2011 0.83 −0.5 −37.56%
2010 1.33 −1.28 −49.04%
2009 2.61 — —
1994 2.48 −0.75 −23.18%
1993 3.23 +1.46 +82.37%
1992 1.77 +0.38 +27.41%
1991 1.39 −0.16 −10.39%
1990 1.55 −0.09 −5.34%
1989 1.64 −0.63 −27.63%
1988 2.26 −0.44 −16.13%
1987 2.7 +0.25 +10.28%
1986 2.45 −0.23 −8.73%
1985 2.68 +0.62 +30.29%
1984 2.06 +0 +0.07%
1983 2.06 +0.31 +17.52%
1982 1.75 −0.12 −6.31%
1981 1.87 −0.79 −29.75%
1980 2.66 −1.39 −34.26%
1979 4.04 +1.78 +78.68%
1978 2.26 +1.09 +93.65%
1977 1.17 — —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

MG Madagascar 5.5 MU Mauritius 5.16 RW Rwanda 4.18 KE Kenya 4.03 SC Seychelles 3.67 MZ Mozambique 3.44 ZM Zambia 3.29 UG Uganda 2.39 ET Ethiopia 1.78 DJ Djibouti 0.85 ZW Zimbabwe 0.52
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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.

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