Saudi Arabia - Reserves in Months of Imports 2012
36.5
+3.9 from 2011
Saudi Arabia's reserves in months of imports was 36.5 in 2012, increased +3.9 from 32.6 in 2011. This was the 2nd 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 Saudi Arabia's reserves in months of imports in 2012?▾
Saudi Arabia's reserves in months of imports in 2012 was 36.5. This ranked 2nd globally.
How did Saudi Arabia's reserves in months of imports change in 2012?▾
Saudi Arabia's reserves in months of imports increased by 11.8% 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 Saudi Arabia in 2012?▾
The reserves in months of imports of Saudi Arabia in 2012 was 36.5. This ranked 2nd globally.
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Saudi Arabia's reserves in months of imports?▾
Saudi Arabia's reserves in months of imports went from 32.6 in 2011 to 36.5 in 2012, a 11.8% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Saudi Arabia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2012. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 4.0%. View full analysis →
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