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Libya - Reserves in Months of Imports 2008

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Total reserves in months of imports · World Bank

38.7 −5.1 from 2007 Global rank: 1st

Libya's reserves in months of imports was 38.7 in 2008, decreased +5.1 from 43.8 in 2007. This was the 1st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾

Reserves in Months of Imports by Country - 2008
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Libya	38.7	-11.6%
2nd	Algeria	32.1	-9.4%
3rd	Saudi Arabia	30.7	20.5%
4th	China	19.1	5.8%
5th	Iraq	15.9	11.3%
6th	Botswana	15.7	-19.8%
7th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	13.9	9.0%
8th	Macao SAR, China	13.5	2.4%
9th	Japan	13.3	-11.2%
10th	Bhutan	11.0	-19.7%
11th	Lebanon	10.8	4.5%
12th	Russian Federation	10.8	-32.8%
13th	Syrian Arab Republic	10.2	-20.6%
14th	Trinidad and Tobago	10.0	14.3%
15th	Afghanistan	9.4	-8.5%
16th	Myanmar	8.6	2.8%
17th	Peru	8.4	-15.0%
18th	Brazil	8.3	-22.5%
19th	Nigeria	7.9	-22.9%
20th	India	7.7	-30.7%
21st	Yemen, Republic of	7.0	-16.2%
22nd	Lao PDR	6.8	-6.6%
23rd	Argentina	6.7	-17.8%
24th	Nepal	6.6	2.5%
25th	Philippines	6.4	-5.1%
26th	São Tomé and Principe	6.4	15.7%
27th	Uruguay	6.4	5.1%
28th	Congo, Republic of	6.2	90.4%
29th	Thailand	6.1	2.5%
30th	Morocco	6.1	-33.0%
31st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	6.0	-14.1%
32nd	Lesotho	5.7	-5.3%
33rd	Malaysia	5.6	-16.6%
34th	Kuwait	5.5	-8.6%
35th	Israel	5.5	33.5%
36th	Jordan	5.4	-7.0%
37th	Burundi	5.2	11.3%
38th	Comoros	5.1	-29.1%
39th	Romania	5.1	-18.1%
40th	Colombia	4.9	-5.5%
41st	Uganda	4.9	-32.5%
42nd	Cambodia	4.8	9.2%
43rd	Bulgaria	4.8	-9.6%
44th	Serbia	4.7	-35.5%
45th	Singapore	4.6	-8.8%
46th	Oman	4.6	-10.4%
47th	Gabon	4.5	26.0%
48th	Azerbaijan	4.5	30.0%
49th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4.5	-28.7%
50th	Korea	4.5	-34.9%
51st	Cameroon	4.4	-17.8%
52nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	4.3	12.8%
53rd	Papua New Guinea	4.3	-10.4%
54th	Croatia	4.2	-20.9%
55th	Indonesia	4.0	-29.5%
56th	Albania	4.0	-16.9%
57th	Suriname	3.9	14.7%
58th	Türkiye	3.9	-18.8%
59th	Sierra Leone	3.9	-5.3%
60th	Tanzania	3.8	-27.5%
61st	Angola	3.7	-3.8%
62nd	Tunisia	3.7	-11.2%
63rd	Mozambique	3.7	-10.3%
64th	Tonga	3.7	-11.9%
65th	Ukraine	3.6	-30.9%
66th	Eswatini	3.6	4.0%
67th	Moldova	3.5	-3.6%
68th	North Macedonia	3.5	-25.0%
69th	Gambia, The	3.5	-14.8%
70th	Kosovo	3.5	-23.3%
71st	Guatemala	3.4	6.0%
72nd	Cabo Verde	3.4	-13.9%
73rd	Norway	3.4	-24.9%
74th	South Africa	3.3	-3.9%
75th	Kazakhstan	3.3	-4.2%
76th	Viet Nam	3.2	-21.1%
77th	Iceland	3.2	50.1%
78th	Paraguay	3.2	-18.9%
79th	Timor-Leste	3.1	-42.9%
80th	Mexico	3.1	1.2%
81st	Mauritius	3.1	-17.9%
82nd	El Salvador	3.1	7.6%
83rd	Barbados	3.1	-17.2%
84th	Chile	3.1	16.8%
85th	Armenia	3.1	-33.3%
86th	Namibia	3.0	13.0%
87th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.0	-29.8%
88th	Honduras	3.0	-18.4%
89th	Haiti	2.9	1.3%
90th	Djibouti	2.9	9.8%
91st	Latvia	2.9	-13.0%
92nd	Costa Rica	2.9	-19.9%
93rd	Poland	2.9	-22.9%
94th	Vanuatu	2.8	-38.8%
95th	Kenya	2.7	-30.4%
96th	Czechia	2.7	-8.2%
97th	Hungary	2.6	20.6%
98th	Bangladesh	2.6	-13.7%
99th	Samoa	2.6	-17.0%
100th	Slovak Republic	2.5	-12.6%
101st	Guyana	2.5	-13.1%
102nd	Nicaragua	2.5	-12.5%
103rd	Madagascar	2.4	-16.5%
104th	Denmark	2.4	8.8%
105th	Ecuador	2.4	0.4%
106th	Estonia	2.4	15.4%
107th	St. Kitts and Nevis	2.3	-5.7%
108th	New Zealand	2.3	-40.9%
109th	Solomon Islands	2.3	-36.3%
110th	Grenada	2.2	-9.7%
111th	Georgia	2.2	-15.2%
112th	Lithuania	2.1	-34.8%
113th	Switzerland	2.0	-13.4%
114th	Pakistan	2.0	-54.5%
115th	Bahrain	2.0	-10.5%
116th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	2.0	-12.7%
117th	Brunei Darussalam	2.0	-12.3%
118th	Mongolia	2.0	-56.6%
119th	Jamaica	1.9	-16.8%
120th	Zambia	1.9	-12.0%
121st	Ghana	1.9	-24.8%
122nd	Sri Lanka	1.9	-40.2%
123rd	European Union	1.9	-12.1%
124th	Dominica	1.8	-22.8%
125th	Dominican Republic	1.8	-22.1%
126th	Belize	1.8	31.4%
127th	St. Lucia	1.7	-10.8%
128th	Italy	1.6	3.0%
129th	Bahamas, The	1.4	24.5%
130th	Malawi	1.4	-16.2%
131st	Fiji	1.4	-50.3%
132nd	Antigua and Barbuda	1.3	-8.1%
133rd	West Bank and Gaza	1.3	32.6%
134th	Sweden	1.3	-12.4%
135th	Maldives	1.2	-36.3%
136th	Panama	1.2	-2.6%
137th	Aruba	1.2	38.6%
138th	Australia	1.2	5.9%
139th	Montenegro	1.2	-53.3%
140th	France	1.1	-19.5%
141st	United States	1.1	1.2%
142nd	Portugal	1.0	-8.9%
143rd	Germany	1.0	-5.5%
144th	Sudan	1.0	-13.5%
145th	Canada	0.9	0.3%
146th	Belarus	0.9	-47.1%
147th	Liberia	0.8	12.2%
148th	Austria	0.8	-15.1%
149th	Finland	0.7	-13.5%
150th	Seychelles	0.7	37.6%
151st	United Kingdom	0.5	-13.7%
152nd	Tajikistan	0.5	54.5%
153rd	Spain	0.4	0.4%
154th	Netherlands	0.4	-1.0%
155th	Cyprus	0.4	-92.4%
156th	Belgium	0.4	-17.6%
157th	Guinea	0.3	1.8%
158th	Greece	0.3	-20.0%
159th	Slovenia	0.3	-21.9%
160th	Malta	0.2	-92.5%
161st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.1	-66.5%
162nd	Ireland	0.0	6.4%
163rd	Luxembourg	0.0	66.1%

FAQ

What was Libya's reserves in months of imports in 2008?▾

Libya's reserves in months of imports in 2008 was 38.7. This ranked 1st globally.

How did Libya's reserves in months of imports change in 2008?▾

Libya's reserves in months of imports decreased by 11.6% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest reserves in months of imports in 2008?▾

Libya had the highest reserves in months of imports in 2008 at 38.7.

What is the reserves in months of imports of Libya in 2008?▾

The reserves in months of imports of Libya in 2008 was 38.7. This ranked 1st globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Libya's reserves in months of imports?▾

Libya's reserves in months of imports went from 43.8 in 2007 to 38.7 in 2008, a 11.6% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Libya matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2008. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 2.8%. View full analysis →

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