Total reserves in months of imports in Italy
Italy: Total reserves in months of imports was 4.01 ratio in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Italy recorded 4.01 ratio for total reserves in months of imports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Italy peaked at 4.65 ratio in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.46 ratio, in 2005.
Italy ranks 94th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Italy, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.68 ratio | — |
| 2001 | 1.65 ratio | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.85 ratio | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 1.76 ratio | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.5 ratio | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 1.46 ratio | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.46 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.54 ratio | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.59 ratio | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.63 ratio | +65.4% |
| 2010 | 2.88 ratio | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.74 ratio | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.39 ratio | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 2.74 ratio | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 2.65 ratio | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.81 ratio | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 2.95 ratio | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.96 ratio | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7 ratio | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 3.27 ratio | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 4.65 ratio | +42.2% |
| 2021 | 3.87 ratio | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 3.13 ratio | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 3.38 ratio | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 4.01 ratio | +18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.71 ratio | 1.46 ratio | 2.63 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 ratio | 2.65 ratio | 3.39 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 ratio | 3.13 ratio | 4.65 ratio | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,795 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 13,121 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2681 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Italy?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Italy was 4.01 ratio in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 ratio in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 ratio in 2005.
- How does Italy rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Italy ranks 94th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves in months of imports (ratio).