economic2024

Total reserves (% of total external debt) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
70.2%
Median: 37.2%
Countries Covered
112
with available data
Highest
Algeria
1,203.3%
Lowest
Sudan
0.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Algeria1,203.3%
2Iraq574.8%
3Syrian Arab Republic391.0%
4Afghanistan320.7%
5Haiti287.3%
By Region
Africa159.0%(9 countries)
Asia106.7%(16 countries)
North America64.7%(2 countries)
Europe56.0%(3 countries)
Other55.0%(77 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.8%)High (1,203.3%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 70.2%)

Africa (9)
Asia (16)
North America (2)
Europe (3)
Other (77)
South America (5)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Algeria1,203.3%
2Iraq574.8%
3Syrian Arab Republic391.0%
4Afghanistan320.7%
5Haiti287.3%
6Timor-Leste263.1%
7Tonga217.9%
8Nepal156.1%
9Russian Federation154.7%
10Botswana149.1%
11People's Republic of China142.8%
12Samoa128.6%
13Thailand123.5%
14Vanuatu118.2%
15Solomon Islands115.0%
16Cambodia107.3%
17Azerbaijan104.1%
18Islamic Republic of Iran92.9%
19Guatemala90.2%
20India89.8%
21Bulgaria86.8%
22Peru85.0%
23Comoros84.0%
24Philippines77.5%
25Myanmar76.8%
26Bosnia and Herzegovina67.8%
27Vietnam62.5%
28Albania60.8%
29Uzbekistan58.7%
30Serbia58.6%
31Lesotho56.8%
32Honduras56.2%
33Turkmenistan55.4%
34Morocco54.6%
35Brazil54.5%
36Moldova, Republic of52.3%
37Tajikistan52.0%
38Lebanon49.4%
39Grenada49.0%
40Central African Republic46.8%
41Jordan46.7%
42Chad46.2%
43Kyrgyzstan43.5%
44Eswatini43.3%
45Mauritania42.6%
46Democratic Republic of the Congo42.5%
47Madagascar41.9%
48Mauritius41.8%
49Fiji41.3%
50The Republic of North Macedonia40.9%
51Nicaragua39.4%
52Saint Vincent and the Grenadines39.3%
53Mexico39.2%
54Republic of The Gambia38.3%
55Jamaica38.0%
56South Africa37.2%
57Nigeria37.2%
58Indonesia37.0%
59Saint Lucia34.0%
60Suriname33.3%
61Cape Verde33.2%
62Cameroon32.1%
63Belize32.0%
64Paraguay31.9%
65Colombia30.7%
66Türkiye30.2%
67Papua New Guinea28.9%
68Egypt28.8%
69Bhutan27.7%
70Guyana27.4%
71Dominica27.4%
72Kazakhstan27.3%
73Belarus26.0%
74Dominican Republic25.3%
75Guinea25.0%
76Eritrea24.6%
77Angola24.3%
78Kenya23.5%
79Tunisia23.1%
80Ukraine22.6%
81Armenia22.5%
82United Republic of Tanzania22.3%
83Bangladesh20.5%
84Malawi20.1%
85Montenegro19.9%
86Sierra Leone18.6%
87Rwanda18.4%
88Sao Tome and Principe18.0%
89Georgia17.7%
90Yemen17.0%
91Uganda17.0%
92Liberia16.5%
93El Salvador14.8%
94Zambia14.5%
95Mongolia14.5%
96Maldives14.4%
97Pakistan14.2%
98Bolivia12.6%
99Lao People's Democratic Republic12.4%
100Argentina12.2%
101Ghana12.0%
102Ecuador11.4%
103Republic of the Congo11.3%
104Sri Lanka10.7%
105Ethiopia10.4%
106Djibouti10.1%
107Gabon9.4%
108Burundi8.7%
109Mozambique5.5%
110Zimbabwe3.4%
111Somalia1.1%
112Sudan0.8%
Showing 112 of 112 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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