Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Malawi or United States of America?

United States of America, at 1.94 ratio against 1.91 ratio in Malawi as of 2024.

What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Malawi and United States of America?

0.03 ratio, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States of America?

21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs United States of America: Total reserves in months of imports

Malawi

1.91 ratio

in 2020

United States of America

1.94 ratio

in 2024

Malawi rank

136th

United States of America rank

135th

Total reserves in months of imports over time

Malawi
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.94 ratio against 1.91 ratio in Malawi, a difference of 0.03 ratio.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 136th and United States of America ranks 135th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.98 ratio	1.11 ratio	0.874 ratio	Malawi
2010s	2.17 ratio	1.63 ratio	0.542 ratio	Malawi
2020s	1.91 ratio	2.1 ratio	0.19 ratio	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Malawi or United States of America?: United States of America, at 1.94 ratio against 1.91 ratio in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Malawi and United States of America?: 0.03 ratio, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States of America?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Malawi and United States of America rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?: Malawi ranks 136th and United States of America ranks 135th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total reserves in months of imports
Unit: ratio
Source: International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 3,946 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total reserves in months of imports (ratio).