Transport > Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports: Group totals
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)].
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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Muslim countries | 317.67 | 2009 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa | 227.13 | 2011 | |||
Heavily indebted countries | 181.21 | 2012 | |||
Former British colonies | 179.97 | 2011 | |||
Emerging markets | 163.02 | 2012 | |||
Europe | 160.77 | 2012 | |||
Cold countries | 159.52 | 2012 | |||
Religious countries | 159.4 | 2012 | |||
OPEC countries | 154.59 | 2012 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean | 148.9 | 2012 | |||
Former French colonies | 116.42 | 2005 | |||
High income OECD countries | 100.49 | 2012 | |||
Former Spanish colonies | 99.01 | 2012 | |||
Eastern Europe | 91.4 | 2012 | |||
NATO countries | 83.55 | 2012 | |||
European Union | 69.55 | 2012 | |||
Non-religious countries | 65.67 | 2012 | |||
South and Central Asia | 52.5 | 2012 | |||
Former Soviet republics | 50.65 | 2012 | |||
Potential Future EU Members | 39.17 | 2012 | |||
South Asia | 28.91 | 2012 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) | 26.14 | 2012 | |||
Eurozone | 24.02 | 2012 |