Official reserves (months of imports)

How many months of imports the reserves could pay for.

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2.9 months
Improving+20.2% vs a year ago

Source: World Bank Open Data · As of 2024 · View source

Year range 2000 – 2024

Chart of Official reserves (months of imports) over time. 1.6 months (2000) → 2.9 months (2024).

Table
Periodmonths
2000 1.6
2001 2.2
2002 2.8
2003 3.5
2004 2.8
2005 3.1
2006 2.8
2007 3.1
2008 1.9
2009 5.2
2010 5.3
2011 3.5
2012 3.7
2013 3.8
2014 3.9
2015 3.5
2016 2.8
2017 3.4
2018 2.8
2019 3.4
2020 3.3
2021 1.6
2022 1.1
2023 2.4
2024 2.9
Sri Lanka's current situation

The latest value is 2.9 months (2024). That is 0.5 months compared with a year earlier and -0.5 months compared with five years ago. Current status: Watch. Healthy range: . Bangladesh: 3.9 · India: 7.9 · Vietnam: 2.1

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How many months of imports the reserves could pay for.