Nigeria - Reserves in Months of Imports 2012
5.2
+1.7 from 2011
Nigeria's reserves in months of imports was 5.2 in 2012, increased +1.7 from 3.5 in 2011. This was the 52nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2012▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Libya | 40.5 | -48.9% |
| 2nd | Saudi Arabia | 36.5 | 11.8% |
| 3rd | Algeria | 34.3 | -1.5% |
| 4th | China | 19.1 | -0.2% |
| 5th | Lebanon | 18.6 | 6.4% |
| 6th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.3 | -1.7% |
| 7th | Japan | 14.2 | -6.6% |
| 8th | Iraq | 13.1 | -5.0% |
| 9th | Switzerland | 12.3 | 65.1% |
| 10th | Peru | 12.2 | 19.8% |
| 11th | Brazil | 11.6 | 10.5% |
| 12th | Russian Federation | 11.5 | -0.9% |
| 13th | Philippines | 11.5 | -1.1% |
| 14th | Botswana | 9.8 | -10.1% |
| 15th | Israel | 8.8 | -0.6% |
| 16th | Afghanistan | 8.7 | -16.1% |
| 17th | Bhutan | 8.6 | 28.7% |
| 18th | Kuwait | 8.5 | 2.9% |
| 19th | Macao SAR, China | 8.5 | -60.5% |
| 20th | Congo, Republic of | 8.3 | 18.4% |
| 21st | Solomon Islands | 8.2 | 18.5% |
| 22nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.7 | -9.1% |
| 23rd | Myanmar | 7.6 | -8.3% |
| 24th | Nepal | 7.6 | 12.8% |
| 25th | Uruguay | 7.5 | -10.0% |
| 26th | Thailand | 7.3 | -6.1% |
| 27th | Serbia | 7.2 | -1.9% |
| 28th | Comoros | 7.2 | 19.2% |
| 29th | Romania | 7.1 | 3.8% |
| 30th | Malaysia | 7.0 | 0.7% |
| 31st | Croatia | 6.7 | 11.3% |
| 32nd | Bulgaria | 6.7 | 19.5% |
| 33rd | Angola | 6.6 | 9.7% |
| 34th | Gambia, The | 6.4 | 0.2% |
| 35th | Haiti | 6.3 | 21.4% |
| 36th | Timor-Leste | 6.3 | 113.5% |
| 37th | Tonga | 6.2 | -2.8% |
| 38th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 6.0 | 11.9% |
| 39th | Denmark | 6.0 | 10.5% |
| 40th | Azerbaijan | 5.9 | 3.9% |
| 41st | India | 5.9 | -4.6% |
| 42nd | Korea | 5.8 | 7.0% |
| 43rd | Indonesia | 5.6 | -7.8% |
| 44th | Türkiye | 5.5 | 37.7% |
| 45th | Singapore | 5.4 | 5.2% |
| 46th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5.4 | 2.9% |
| 47th | Qatar | 5.4 | 70.2% |
| 48th | Iceland | 5.3 | -46.4% |
| 49th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.2 | 12.5% |
| 50th | Papua New Guinea | 5.2 | -21.8% |
| 51st | Argentina | 5.2 | 0.3% |
| 52nd | Nigeria | 5.2 | 47.0% |
| 53rd | Poland | 5.1 | 17.1% |
| 54th | Moldova | 5.1 | 28.3% |
| 55th | Brunei Darussalam | 5.1 | 14.8% |
| 56th | Albania | 5.0 | 19.2% |
| 57th | North Macedonia | 5.0 | 15.0% |
| 58th | Colombia | 5.0 | 7.0% |
| 59th | Mongolia | 4.9 | 56.0% |
| 60th | Cambodia | 4.9 | 2.5% |
| 61st | Yemen, Republic of | 4.9 | 17.1% |
| 62nd | Cameroon | 4.6 | 4.3% |
| 63rd | Uganda | 4.6 | 15.2% |
| 64th | Vanuatu | 4.6 | 2.0% |
| 65th | Costa Rica | 4.5 | 34.2% |
| 66th | Mexico | 4.5 | 4.9% |
| 67th | Chile | 4.4 | -1.4% |
| 68th | Jordan | 4.4 | -32.4% |
| 69th | Latvia | 4.4 | 12.9% |
| 70th | Oman | 4.4 | -13.8% |
| 71st | South Africa | 4.3 | 3.3% |
| 72nd | Hungary | 4.3 | 0.8% |
| 73rd | Paraguay | 4.3 | 4.6% |
| 74th | Suriname | 4.3 | 10.8% |
| 75th | São Tomé and Principe | 4.2 | 0.6% |
| 76th | Lesotho | 4.2 | 8.7% |
| 77th | Guatemala | 4.1 | 4.7% |
| 78th | Morocco | 4.1 | -17.0% |
| 79th | Guyana | 4.1 | -4.3% |
| 80th | Mauritius | 4.1 | 5.7% |
| 81st | Djibouti | 4.0 | -3.7% |
| 82nd | Fiji | 4.0 | 6.7% |
| 83rd | Burundi | 3.9 | -12.4% |
| 84th | Lao PDR | 3.9 | -21.9% |
| 85th | Bangladesh | 3.9 | 38.4% |
| 86th | Zambia | 3.8 | 18.8% |
| 87th | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.7 | -5.4% |
| 88th | Kazakhstan | 3.7 | -13.7% |
| 89th | Armenia | 3.7 | -10.1% |
| 90th | Kenya | 3.7 | 20.6% |
| 91st | Sri Lanka | 3.7 | 6.6% |
| 92nd | Barbados | 3.7 | 2.1% |
| 93rd | Tunisia | 3.7 | 11.0% |
| 94th | Eswatini | 3.7 | 23.9% |
| 95th | Gabon | 3.6 | 8.1% |
| 96th | Samoa | 3.6 | 9.8% |
| 97th | Tanzania | 3.6 | 4.5% |
| 98th | Cabo Verde | 3.5 | 26.1% |
| 99th | Norway | 3.5 | 1.6% |
| 100th | Dominica | 3.4 | 21.7% |
| 101st | Italy | 3.4 | 23.4% |
| 102nd | New Zealand | 3.4 | 0.2% |
| 103rd | El Salvador | 3.3 | 21.1% |
| 104th | Georgia | 3.3 | -10.0% |
| 105th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.3 | -2.3% |
| 106th | Czechia | 3.2 | 15.4% |
| 107th | Kosovo | 3.2 | 51.1% |
| 108th | European Union | 3.1 | 13.5% |
| 109th | Pakistan | 3.1 | -25.3% |
| 110th | Aruba | 3.1 | 159.9% |
| 111th | Belize | 3.0 | 11.6% |
| 112th | Nicaragua | 3.0 | -10.2% |
| 113th | Madagascar | 2.9 | -12.0% |
| 114th | Ghana | 2.9 | -15.2% |
| 115th | St. Lucia | 2.9 | 13.8% |
| 116th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.9 | 14.1% |
| 117th | Jamaica | 2.9 | -10.4% |
| 118th | Lithuania | 2.9 | 3.9% |
| 119th | Mozambique | 2.8 | -27.5% |
| 120th | Guinea | 2.8 | -30.7% |
| 121st | Portugal | 2.7 | 30.9% |
| 122nd | Ukraine | 2.7 | -28.2% |
| 123rd | Grenada | 2.6 | -3.4% |
| 124th | Namibia | 2.6 | -17.9% |
| 125th | Honduras | 2.6 | -15.0% |
| 126th | Mauritania | 2.6 | 111.3% |
| 127th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.5 | -24.3% |
| 128th | Viet Nam | 2.5 | 75.5% |
| 129th | Liberia | 2.5 | 7.4% |
| 130th | Seychelles | 2.4 | -9.6% |
| 131st | Sweden | 2.3 | 10.3% |
| 132nd | Rwanda | 2.3 | -40.6% |
| 133rd | Bahrain | 2.3 | -2.9% |
| 134th | France | 2.2 | 15.4% |
| 135th | Sierra Leone | 2.1 | 9.7% |
| 136th | United States | 2.0 | 4.3% |
| 137th | Germany | 2.0 | 15.0% |
| 138th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.0 | 2.0% |
| 139th | Bahamas, The | 1.9 | -31.3% |
| 140th | Montenegro | 1.9 | 26.3% |
| 141st | Belarus | 1.9 | -0.3% |
| 142nd | Dominican Republic | 1.8 | -15.5% |
| 143rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 1.6 | 39.4% |
| 144th | Maldives | 1.5 | -2.6% |
| 145th | Tajikistan | 1.5 | -1.3% |
| 146th | Australia | 1.4 | 2.7% |
| 147th | Spain | 1.3 | 24.5% |
| 148th | Austria | 1.3 | 17.2% |
| 149th | West Bank and Gaza | 1.2 | 21.5% |
| 150th | United Kingdom | 1.2 | 8.5% |
| 151st | Canada | 1.2 | 0.3% |
| 152nd | Greece | 1.1 | 43.3% |
| 153rd | Malawi | 1.1 | 41.4% |
| 154th | Finland | 1.1 | 13.9% |
| 155th | Ecuador | 1.0 | -19.5% |
| 156th | Panama | 0.8 | -0.7% |
| 157th | Zimbabwe | 0.8 | -4.3% |
| 158th | Belgium | 0.8 | 12.8% |
| 159th | Netherlands | 0.7 | 15.6% |
| 160th | Cyprus | 0.4 | 13.7% |
| 161st | Slovak Republic | 0.3 | 9.7% |
| 162nd | Slovenia | 0.3 | 7.6% |
| 163rd | Malta | 0.3 | 42.9% |
| 164th | Sudan | 0.2 | 20.9% |
| 165th | Estonia | 0.2 | 43.1% |
| 166th | Ireland | 0.1 | -1.3% |
| 167th | Luxembourg | 0.0 | -9.7% |
FAQ
What was Nigeria's reserves in months of imports in 2012?▾
Nigeria's reserves in months of imports in 2012 was 5.2. This ranked 52nd globally.
How did Nigeria's reserves in months of imports change in 2012?▾
Nigeria's reserves in months of imports increased by 47.0% in 2012 compared to 2011.
Which country had the highest reserves in months of imports in 2012?▾
Libya had the highest reserves in months of imports in 2012 at 40.5.
What is the reserves in months of imports of Nigeria in 2012?▾
The reserves in months of imports of Nigeria in 2012 was 5.2. This ranked 52nd globally.
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Nigeria's reserves in months of imports?▾
Nigeria's reserves in months of imports went from 3.5 in 2011 to 5.2 in 2012, a 47.0% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Nigeria matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2012. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 6.3%. View full analysis →
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