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DEFINITION: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services which could be paid for.
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DATE
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1 LibyaLibya 32.13 2005
2 JapanJapan 15.74 2005
3 BotswanaBotswana 15.29 2005
4 ChinaChina 13.47 2005
5 IndiaIndia 12.19 2003
6 RussiaRussia 10.84 2005
7 NigeriaNigeria 10.72 2005
8 LebanonLebanon 10.7 2005
9 IraqIraq 10.5 1977
10 YemenYemen 10.35 2005
11 AfghanistanAfghanistan 10.3 1989
12 VenezuelaVenezuela 10.07 2005
13 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 9.63 1994
14 MacauMacau 9.23 2004
15 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 8.6 1997
16 MoroccoMorocco 8.37 2005
17 PeruPeru 8.17 2005
18 MadagascarMadagascar 7.95 2005
19 South KoreaSouth Korea 7.76 2005
20 ArgentinaArgentina 7.45 2005
21 EgyptEgypt 7.33 2005
22 RwandaRwanda 6.93 2005
23 NepalNepal 6.7 2005
24 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 6.47 2004
25 BoliviaBolivia 6.4 2005
26 UruguayUruguay 6.39 2005
27 BeninBenin 6.37 2004
28 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 6.35 2004
29 TanzaniaTanzania 5.98 2005
30 MalaysiaMalaysia 5.94 2005
31 IranIran 5.82 1982
32 UgandaUganda 5.78 2005
33 NorwayNorway 5.74 2005
34 ColombiaColombia 5.69 2005
35 MaliMali 5.6 2004
36 RomaniaRomania 5.48 2005
37 SlovakiaSlovakia 5.47 2003
38 JordanJordan 5.35 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 5.32 2005
39 MaltaMalta 5.26 2005
40 IsraelIsrael 5.19 2005
41 HondurasHonduras 5.13 2005
42 UkraineUkraine 5.12 2005
43 SingaporeSingapore 5.11 2005
=44 BrazilBrazil 5.09 2005
=44 ComorosComoros 5.09 1995
46 CyprusCyprus 4.99 2005
47 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 4.92 2005
48 MauritaniaMauritania 4.9 1998
49 KuwaitKuwait 4.87 2005
50 SenegalSenegal 4.86 2004
=51 BulgariaBulgaria 4.8 2005
=51 TurkeyTurkey 4.8 2005
53 FijiFiji 4.57 1999
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 4.57 2003
54 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 4.53 2001
55 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 4.51 2002
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 4.49 2005
=56 GuatemalaGuatemala 4.47 2005
=56 ThailandThailand 4.47 2005
58 CroatiaCroatia 4.44 2005
59 AlbaniaAlbania 4.41 2005
60 LesothoLesotho 4.39 2005
61 SamoaSamoa 4.26 2005
62 SloveniaSlovenia 4.17 2005
63 PakistanPakistan 4.14 2005
64 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 4.13 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 4.12 1989
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 4.12 2005
65 IndonesiaIndonesia 4.08 2005
66 OmanOman 4.04 2005
=67 PolandPoland 4.02 2005
=67 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 4.02 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 4.01 2003
69 ChileChile 3.99 2005
70 The GambiaThe Gambia 3.98 2005
71 MozambiqueMozambique 3.95 2005
72 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.9 1991
73 PhilippinesPhilippines 3.84 2005
74 MauritiusMauritius 3.82 2005
75 Hong KongHong Kong 3.79 2005
76 JamaicaJamaica 3.73 2005
77 TogoTogo 3.7 2004
78 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.69 2005
79 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 3.65 2005
80 ParaguayParaguay 3.57 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 3.51 2005
81 ArmeniaArmenia 3.49 2005
82 NigerNiger 3.47 2004
83 MexicoMexico 3.4 2005
=84 TunisiaTunisia 3.33 2005
=84 GhanaGhana 3.33 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.24 1994
86 BurundiBurundi 3.23 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 3.23 2005
87 KenyaKenya 3.21 2005
=88 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.16 2005
=88 South AfricaSouth Africa 3.16 2005
90 GuyanaGuyana 3.15 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 3.13 2005
91 VanuatuVanuatu 3.12 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 3.09 2005
=92 BarbadosBarbados 3.02 2005
=92 LaosLaos 3.02 2001
94 DenmarkDenmark 3.01 2005
95 Cape VerdeCape Verde 2.99 2005
96 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 2.92 2005
97 DjiboutiDjibouti 2.88 1995
98 BurmaBurma 2.86 2004
99 CambodiaCambodia 2.85 2005
100 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 2.79 1999
=101 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 2.76 2005
=101 TongaTonga 2.76 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 2.75 2005
103 GrenadaGrenada 2.73 2005
104 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.72 2005
105 VietnamVietnam 2.71 2005
106 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2.7 2005
107 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.69 2005
108 AustraliaAustralia 2.68 2005
109 HungaryHungary 2.65 2005
110 DominicaDominica 2.61 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 2.6 2005
111 LatviaLatvia 2.6 2005
=112 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 2.57 2005
=112 LithuaniaLithuania 2.57 2005
=114 NicaraguaNicaragua 2.54 2005
=114 New ZealandNew Zealand 2.54 2005
=114 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 2.54 2005
117 MaldivesMaldives 2.53 2005
118 MoldovaMoldova 2.49 2005
=119 Costa RicaCosta Rica 2.48 2005
=119 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.48 1994
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 2.47 2005
121 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 2.46 2005
122 SudanSudan 2.44 2005
123 MalawiMalawi 2.37 2002
124 BahrainBahrain 2.36 2004
125 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 2.28 2005
126 ChadChad 2.27 1994
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 2.26 2005
127 BangladeshBangladesh 2.21 2005
128 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 2.18 2005
129 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2.12 2005
=130 MongoliaMongolia 2.1 2004
=130 CameroonCameroon 2.1 2003
132 SyriaSyria 2.08 1988
133 AngolaAngola 2 2005
=134 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1.98 2005
=134 ZambiaZambia 1.98 2000
136 EcuadorEcuador 1.86 2005
137 EstoniaEstonia 1.78 2005
138 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1.74 2005
139 GabonGabon 1.72 2004
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.67 2005
140 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.65 2005
141 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.62 2005
142 SwedenSweden 1.61 2005
143 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.6 2005
144 FinlandFinland 1.59 2005
145 PortugalPortugal 1.54 2005
146 NamibiaNamibia 1.53 2004
147 ItalyItaly 1.46 2005
148 IcelandIceland 1.39 2005
149 GuineaGuinea 1.36 2004
150 TajikistanTajikistan 1.31 2005
151 FranceFrance 1.28 2005
152 SwazilandSwaziland 1.26 2005
153 PanamaPanama 1.13 2005
=154 SurinameSuriname 1.06 2005
=154 GermanyGermany 1.06 2005
156 BelizeBelize 1.03 2005
157 United StatesUnited States 0.92 2005
158 CanadaCanada 0.9 2005
=159 BelarusBelarus 0.89 2005
=159 HaitiHaiti 0.89 2005
161 EritreaEritrea 0.85 2000
162 ArubaAruba 0.79 2005
163 AustriaAustria 0.75 2005
164 SeychellesSeychelles 0.73 2005
165 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.55 2005
166 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.53 2005
167 SpainSpain 0.51 2005
168 SomaliaSomalia 0.5 1989
169 BelgiumBelgium 0.4 2005
170 GreeceGreece 0.35 2005
171 IrelandIreland 0.05 2005
172 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.03 2005
=173 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.01 1996
=173 LiberiaLiberia 0.01 1987

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Interesting observations about Economy > Total > Reserves in months of imports

  • Russia ranked first for total > reserves in months of imports amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Japan ranked first for total > reserves in months of imports amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • China ranked first for total > reserves in months of imports amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Botswana ranked first for total > reserves in months of imports amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Romania ranked first for total > reserves in months of imports amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Libya ranked first for total > reserves in months of imports amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Norway ranked first for total > reserves in months of imports amongst NATO countries in 2005.
  • Venezuela ranked first for total > reserves in months of imports amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • India ranked second for total > reserves in months of imports amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
  • South Korea ranked second for total > reserves in months of imports amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
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