Papua New Guinea - Reserves in Months of Imports 2012
5.2
−1.5 from 2011
Papua New Guinea's reserves in months of imports was 5.2 in 2012, decreased +1.5 from 6.7 in 2011. This was the 50th 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 Papua New Guinea's reserves in months of imports in 2012?▾
Papua New Guinea's reserves in months of imports in 2012 was 5.2. This ranked 50th globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's reserves in months of imports change in 2012?▾
Papua New Guinea's reserves in months of imports decreased by 21.8% 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 Papua New Guinea in 2012?▾
The reserves in months of imports of Papua New Guinea in 2012 was 5.2. This ranked 50th globally.
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Papua New Guinea's reserves in months of imports?▾
Papua New Guinea's reserves in months of imports went from 6.7 in 2011 to 5.2 in 2012, a 21.8% decrease.
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