United Kingdom | Total reserves in months of imports

Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Records
63
Source
United Kingdom | Total reserves in months of imports
year value
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 1.2158558
1971 3.35814307
1972 1.80484331
1973 1.72731058
1974 1.60349926
1975 1.18526636
1976 0.95509976
1977 3.21013533
1978 2.37617837
1979 2.32505511
1980 2.00894821
1981 1.41155809
1982 1.30339348
1983 1.25571583
1984 0.98636245
1985 1.19444673
1986 1.46995453
1987 2.35715128
1988 1.94724442
1989 1.43588131
1990 1.26564144
1991 1.49335401
1992 1.33812693
1993 1.44625372
1994 1.46821849
1995 1.27485539
1996 1.12325192
1997 0.8482408
1998 0.84972932
1999 0.90959988
2000 0.93505718
2001 0.87640445
2002 1.00793032
2003 0.92457025
2004 0.8371463
2005 0.68658914
2006 0.59748413
2007 0.61473067
2008 0.53075298
2009 0.96532526
2010 1.13583836
2011 1.11662615
2012 1.21181145
2013 1.19820109
2014 1.20982422
2015 1.56885775
2016 1.49593733
2017 1.58905823
2018 1.62160066
2019 1.68473545
2020 2.11732853
2021 1.92484038
2022 1.46264521

United Kingdom | Total reserves in months of imports

Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Records
63
Source