Transport > Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total reserves in months of imports. 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 they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)]. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	SeychellesSeychelles	459.61	2012
2	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	157.48	2012
3	DominicaDominica	59.03	2012
4	TongaTonga	57.55	2009
5	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	32.72	2012
6	GrenadaGrenada	31.01	2012
7	ArubaAruba	30.18	2012
8	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	28.67	2012
9	SamoaSamoa	23.31	2012
10	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	22.81	2012
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	21.98	2012
11	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	19.05	2012
12	VanuatuVanuatu	18.52	2011
13	IcelandIceland	16.67	2012
14	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	14.31	2012
15	BarbadosBarbados	13.78	2010
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	12.81	2012
16	MacauMacau	12.21	2012
17	BhutanBhutan	11.84	2012
18	BruneiBrunei	10.37	2009
19	BelizeBelize	9.3	2012
20	SurinameSuriname	8.73	2012
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	7.83	2011
21	Cape VerdeCape Verde	7.21	2012
22	LibyaLibya	6.58	2012
23	East TimorEast Timor	5.24	2012
24	The BahamasThe Bahamas	5.22	2012
25	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	5.17	2011
26	GuyanaGuyana	5.1	2012
27	BotswanaBotswana	5.05	2012
28	DjiboutiDjibouti	4.95	2012
29	FijiFiji	4.49	2010
30	LebanonLebanon	4.19	2012
31	MaldivesMaldives	4.16	2012
32	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	3.76	2010
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	3.53	2012
33	The GambiaThe Gambia	3.38	2012
34	MauritiusMauritius	3.17	2012
35	MontenegroMontenegro	3.04	2012
36	UruguayUruguay	2.94	2012
37	KuwaitKuwait	2.81	2012
38	QatarQatar	2.65	2012
39	BahrainBahrain	2.52	2012
40	SwazilandSwaziland	2.48	2010
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	2.43	2012
41	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	2.37	2012
42	LatviaLatvia	2.25	2012
43	KosovoKosovo	2.11	2012
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	2.01	2011
44	MongoliaMongolia	1.97	2012
45	LesothoLesotho	1.93	2012
46	MaltaMalta	1.77	2012
47	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	1.77	2012
48	GabonGabon	1.73	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	1.68	2012
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	1.63	2012
49	AlbaniaAlbania	1.58	2012
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	1.57	2009
50	CroatiaCroatia	1.52	2012
51	MoldovaMoldova	1.43	2012
52	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	1.41	2012
53	BoliviaBolivia	1.39	2012
54	NamibiaNamibia	1.36	2011
55	OmanOman	1.32	2012
56	ArmeniaArmenia	1.3	2012
57	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	1.25	2012
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	1.25	2012
58	DenmarkDenmark	1.1	2012
59	IsraelIsrael	1.07	2012
60	Costa RicaCosta Rica	1.06	2012
61	SingaporeSingapore	1.06	2012
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	1.05	2012
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	1.04	2012
62	JamaicaJamaica	1.02	2012
63	SerbiaSerbia	1.01	2012
64	LithuaniaLithuania	0.915	2012
65	AlgeriaAlgeria	0.889	2012
66	BulgariaBulgaria	0.879	2012
67	CyprusCyprus	0.879	2012
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	0.873	2012
68	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	0.84	2007
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	0.802	2012
69	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	0.789	2010
70	New ZealandNew Zealand	0.773	2012
71	Hong KongHong Kong	0.768	2012
72	LaosLaos	0.753	2011
73	GeorgiaGeorgia	0.738	2012
74	NorwayNorway	0.715	2012
75	JordanJordan	0.697	2012
76	TogoTogo	0.697	2010
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	0.677	2012
77	ParaguayParaguay	0.67	2012
78	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	0.666	2012
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	0.651	2005
79	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	0.638	2012
80	BeninBenin	0.633	2010
81	SyriaSyria	0.541	2010
82	El SalvadorEl Salvador	0.534	2012
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	0.522	2012
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	0.517	2012
83	NicaraguaNicaragua	0.49	2012
84	LiberiaLiberia	0.454	2011
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	0.438	2012
85	HungaryHungary	0.433	2012
86	PeruPeru	0.416	2012
87	IraqIraq	0.402	2012
88	BurundiBurundi	0.4	2012
89	HaitiHaiti	0.394	2012
90	CambodiaCambodia	0.386	2012
91	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	0.357	2012
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	0.352	2012
92	NepalNepal	0.35	2012
93	RomaniaRomania	0.349	2012
94	RwandaRwanda	0.345	2012
95	SenegalSenegal	0.341	2010
96	AngolaAngola	0.341	2012
97	TunisiaTunisia	0.34	2012
98	HondurasHonduras	0.329	2012
99	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	0.322	2012
100	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	0.311	2010
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	0.282	2012
101	MaliMali	0.272	2010
102	GuatemalaGuatemala	0.267	2012
103	ChileChile	0.26	2012
104	PortugalPortugal	0.256	2012
105	SwedenSweden	0.252	2012
106	ZambiaZambia	0.251	2012
107	AfghanistanAfghanistan	0.242	2012
108	PanamaPanama	0.235	2012
109	MalaysiaMalaysia	0.225	2012
110	KazakhstanKazakhstan	0.224	2012
111	CameroonCameroon	0.212	2012
112	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	0.209	2012
113	FinlandFinland	0.204	2012
114	BelarusBelarus	0.2	2012
115	NigerNiger	0.197	2010
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	0.197	2012
116	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	0.192	2010
117	MadagascarMadagascar	0.181	2005
118	Sri LankaSri Lanka	0.181	2012
119	YemenYemen	0.178	2011
120	TajikistanTajikistan	0.176	2012
121	SloveniaSlovenia	0.165	2012
122	BurmaBurma	0.163	2011
123	AustriaAustria	0.156	2012
124	VenezuelaVenezuela	0.132	2012
125	PolandPoland	0.13	2012
126	MoroccoMorocco	0.13	2012
127	ArgentinaArgentina	0.129	2012
128	UgandaUganda	0.127	2012
129	South KoreaSouth Korea	0.123	2012
130	EstoniaEstonia	0.123	2012
131	PhilippinesPhilippines	0.123	2012
132	MozambiqueMozambique	0.115	2012
133	GhanaGhana	0.114	2012
134	JapanJapan	0.111	2012
135	ThailandThailand	0.11	2012
136	ColombiaColombia	0.107	2012
137	GreeceGreece	0.101	2012
138	South AfricaSouth Africa	0.0881	2012
139	KenyaKenya	0.0869	2012
140	RussiaRussia	0.0803	2012
141	LuxembourgLuxembourg	0.0793	2012
142	TanzaniaTanzania	0.0776	2012
143	TurkeyTurkey	0.074	2012
144	BelgiumBelgium	0.0715	2012
145	MalawiMalawi	0.0697	2012
146	EcuadorEcuador	0.0659	2012
147	BrazilBrazil	0.0643	2012
148	AustraliaAustralia	0.0637	2012
149	SlovakiaSlovakia	0.0633	2012
150	NetherlandsNetherlands	0.0595	2012
151	UkraineUkraine	0.0582	2012
152	ItalyItaly	0.0559	2012
153	GuineaGuinea	0.0433	2011
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	0.0405	2012
154	MexicoMexico	0.0381	2012
155	FranceFrance	0.035	2012
156	CanadaCanada	0.0348	2012
157	NigeriaNigeria	0.0336	2012
158	EgyptEgypt	0.0308	2012
159	VietnamVietnam	0.028	2012
160	EthiopiaEthiopia	0.0277	2009
161	SpainSpain	0.027	2012
162	BangladeshBangladesh	0.025	2012
163	IndonesiaIndonesia	0.0227	2012
164	GermanyGermany	0.0215	2012
165	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	0.0184	2012
166	PakistanPakistan	0.0175	2012
167	IrelandIreland	0.0154	2012
168	ChinaChina	0.0141	2012
169	United StatesUnited States	0.00664	2012
170	European UnionEuropean Union	0.00583	2012
171	SudanSudan	0.00582	2012
172	IndiaIndia	0.00477	2012

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