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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)].
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Libya | 40.53 | 2012 | ||
2 | Seychelles | 40.35 | 2012 | ||
3 | Saudi Arabia | 35.48 | 2012 | ||
4 | Algeria | 34.2 | 2012 | ||
5 | China | 19.01 | 2012 | ||
6 | Lebanon | 18.56 | 2012 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 17.18 | 2012 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 15.14 | 2011 | |||
7 | Bolivia | 14.58 | 2012 | ||
8 | Japan | 14.21 | 2012 | ||
9 | Switzerland | 14.16 | 2012 | ||
10 | Iraq | 13.09 | 2012 | ||
11 | Brazil | 12.78 | 2012 | ||
12 | Peru | 12.49 | 2012 | ||
13 | Philippines | 11.87 | 2012 | ||
14 | Syria | 11.66 | 2010 | ||
15 | Russia | 11.53 | 2012 | ||
16 | Botswana | 10.12 | 2012 | ||
17 | Uruguay | 9.98 | 2012 | ||
18 | Nepal | 9.62 | 2012 | ||
19 | Kuwait | 9.14 | 2012 | ||
20 | Bhutan | 8.78 | 2012 | ||
21 | Burma | 8.51 | 2011 | ||
22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.44 | 2012 | ||
23 | Israel | 8.44 | 2012 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 8.36 | 2009 | |||
24 | Solomon Islands | 7.86 | 2012 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 7.59 | 2012 | |||
25 | Romania | 7.43 | 2012 | ||
26 | Thailand | 7.33 | 2012 | ||
27 | Serbia | 7.27 | 2012 | ||
28 | Afghanistan | 7.22 | 2012 | ||
29 | Angola | 7.09 | 2012 | ||
30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.89 | 2011 | ||
31 | Macau | 6.8 | 2012 | ||
32 | Malaysia | 6.58 | 2012 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 6.52 | 2012 | |||
33 | Croatia | 6.49 | 2012 | ||
34 | Bulgaria | 6.42 | 2012 | ||
35 | East Timor | 6.34 | 2012 | ||
36 | South Korea | 6.17 | 2012 | ||
37 | Denmark | 6.17 | 2012 | ||
38 | The Gambia | 6.06 | 2012 | ||
39 | Benin | 6.02 | 2010 | ||
40 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.97 | 2010 | ||
41 | Tonga | 5.96 | 2009 | ||
42 | Azerbaijan | 5.93 | 2012 | ||
43 | India | 5.9 | 2012 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 5.78 | 2012 | |||
44 | Cambodia | 5.74 | 2012 | ||
45 | Nigeria | 5.67 | 2012 | ||
46 | Singapore | 5.64 | 2012 | ||
47 | Indonesia | 5.6 | 2012 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 5.5 | 2012 | |||
48 | Mongolia | 5.5 | 2012 | ||
49 | Hong Kong | 5.5 | 2012 | ||
50 | Turkey | 5.48 | 2012 | ||
51 | Qatar | 5.43 | 2012 | ||
52 | Papua New Guinea | 5.41 | 2010 | ||
53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.39 | 2012 | ||
54 | Iceland | 5.34 | 2012 | ||
55 | Argentina | 5.3 | 2012 | ||
56 | Costa Rica | 5.11 | 2012 | ||
57 | Colombia | 5.1 | 2012 | ||
58 | Moldova | 5.1 | 2012 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 5.06 | 2005 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 5.05 | 2012 | |||
59 | Poland | 5.02 | 2012 | ||
60 | Albania | 5.01 | 2012 | ||
61 | Republic of Macedonia | 5 | 2012 | ||
62 | Laos | 4.91 | 2011 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 4.9 | 2012 | |||
63 | Burkina Faso | 4.83 | 2010 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 4.8 | 2012 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 4.77 | 2012 | |||
64 | Suriname | 4.67 | 2012 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 4.65 | 2012 | |||
65 | Uganda | 4.61 | 2012 | ||
66 | Cameroon | 4.61 | 2012 | ||
67 | Mexico | 4.6 | 2012 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 4.57 | 2012 | |||
68 | Latvia | 4.56 | 2012 | ||
69 | Chile | 4.55 | 2012 | ||
70 | South Africa | 4.51 | 2012 | ||
71 | Paraguay | 4.48 | 2012 | ||
72 | Vanuatu | 4.48 | 2011 | ||
73 | Senegal | 4.42 | 2010 | ||
74 | Jordan | 4.41 | 2012 | ||
75 | Samoa | 4.4 | 2012 | ||
76 | Togo | 4.4 | 2010 | ||
77 | Oman | 4.37 | 2012 | ||
78 | Hungary | 4.31 | 2012 | ||
79 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.29 | 2012 | ||
80 | Djibouti | 4.26 | 2012 | ||
81 | Dominica | 4.23 | 2012 | ||
82 | Morocco | 4.22 | 2012 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 4.2 | 2012 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 4.19 | 2011 | |||
83 | Yemen | 4.14 | 2011 | ||
84 | Mauritius | 4.1 | 2012 | ||
85 | Brunei | 4.09 | 2009 | ||
86 | Guyana | 4.06 | 2012 | ||
87 | Guatemala | 4.02 | 2012 | ||
88 | Haiti | 4.01 | 2012 | ||
89 | Lesotho | 3.96 | 2012 | ||
90 | Rwanda | 3.96 | 2012 | ||
91 | Venezuela | 3.95 | 2012 | ||
92 | Burundi | 3.94 | 2012 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 3.9 | 2012 | |||
93 | Armenia | 3.87 | 2012 | ||
94 | Fiji | 3.87 | 2010 | ||
95 | Barbados | 3.86 | 2010 | ||
96 | Bangladesh | 3.86 | 2012 | ||
97 | Mali | 3.81 | 2010 | ||
98 | Kosovo | 3.8 | 2012 | ||
99 | Kazakhstan | 3.77 | 2012 | ||
100 | Kenya | 3.75 | 2012 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 3.73 | 2012 | |||
101 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.72 | 2012 | ||
102 | Tanzania | 3.71 | 2012 | ||
103 | Sri Lanka | 3.68 | 2012 | ||
104 | Tunisia | 3.67 | 2012 | ||
105 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.65 | 2010 | ||
106 | Norway | 3.59 | 2012 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 3.57 | 2012 | |||
107 | Cape Verde | 3.56 | 2012 | ||
108 | Zambia | 3.53 | 2012 | ||
109 | Saint Lucia | 3.45 | 2012 | ||
110 | New Zealand | 3.43 | 2012 | ||
111 | Italy | 3.41 | 2012 | ||
112 | Czech Republic | 3.39 | 2012 | ||
113 | El Salvador | 3.36 | 2012 | ||
114 | Georgia | 3.33 | 2012 | ||
115 | Bahrain | 3.33 | 2012 | ||
116 | Madagascar | 3.31 | 2005 | ||
117 | Grenada | 3.27 | 2012 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 3.24 | 2012 | |||
118 | Republic of the Congo | 3.16 | 2007 | ||
119 | Pakistan | 3.14 | 2012 | ||
120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.14 | 2012 | ||
121 | Niger | 3.13 | 2010 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 3.09 | 2012 | |||
122 | Aruba | 3.09 | 2012 | ||
123 | Namibia | 3.02 | 2011 | ||
124 | Belize | 3.01 | 2012 | ||
125 | European Union | 2.97 | 2012 | ||
126 | Swaziland | 2.96 | 2010 | ||
127 | Nicaragua | 2.94 | 2012 | ||
128 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.91 | 2012 | ||
129 | Mozambique | 2.9 | 2012 | ||
130 | Ghana | 2.9 | 2012 | ||
131 | Jamaica | 2.77 | 2012 | ||
132 | Lithuania | 2.73 | 2012 | ||
133 | Portugal | 2.69 | 2012 | ||
134 | Ukraine | 2.65 | 2012 | ||
135 | Honduras | 2.61 | 2012 | ||
136 | Egypt | 2.49 | 2012 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 2.48 | 2012 | |||
137 | Vietnam | 2.48 | 2012 | ||
138 | Sweden | 2.4 | 2012 | ||
139 | Gabon | 2.39 | 2005 | ||
140 | Ethiopia | 2.35 | 2009 | ||
141 | France | 2.3 | 2012 | ||
142 | Dominican Republic | 2.15 | 2012 | ||
143 | Sierra Leone | 2.13 | 2012 | ||
144 | United States | 2.08 | 2012 | ||
145 | The Bahamas | 1.94 | 2012 | ||
146 | Belarus | 1.9 | 2012 | ||
147 | Montenegro | 1.89 | 2012 | ||
148 | Liberia | 1.85 | 2011 | ||
149 | Germany | 1.76 | 2012 | ||
150 | Australia | 1.44 | 2012 | ||
151 | Maldives | 1.41 | 2012 | ||
152 | Tajikistan | 1.41 | 2012 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 1.33 | 2012 | |||
153 | Austria | 1.32 | 2012 | ||
154 | Spain | 1.25 | 2012 | ||
155 | Canada | 1.21 | 2012 | ||
156 | United Kingdom | 1.17 | 2012 | ||
157 | Greece | 1.14 | 2012 | ||
158 | Malawi | 1.11 | 2012 | ||
159 | Finland | 1.1 | 2012 | ||
160 | Ecuador | 1.02 | 2012 | ||
161 | Netherlands | 0.998 | 2012 | ||
162 | Cyprus | 0.992 | 2012 | ||
163 | Panama | 0.894 | 2012 | ||
164 | Belgium | 0.796 | 2012 | ||
165 | Malta | 0.742 | 2012 | ||
166 | Guinea | 0.484 | 2011 | ||
167 | Slovakia | 0.342 | 2012 | ||
168 | Slovenia | 0.339 | 2012 | ||
169 | Sudan | 0.216 | 2012 | ||
170 | Estonia | 0.165 | 2012 | ||
171 | Ireland | 0.0709 | 2012 | ||
172 | Luxembourg | 0.0421 | 2012 |