United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import
2009 - 2025 | Monthly | NA | CEIC Data
Key information about United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import
- United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 5.3 Months of Import in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 5.8 in the previous month
- United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2009 to Sep 2025
- The data reached an all-time high of 7.7 in Apr 2020 and a record low of 2.0 in Mar 2010
CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves Months of Import from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and monthly Imports. The International Monetary Fund provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre provides Imports in local currency. The International Monetary Fund average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Imports include trade from customs warehouses and all type of free zones. Total Imports prior to January 2017 exclude trade from customs warehouse and all type of free zones.
Further information about United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import
- In the latest reports, United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 265.3 USD bn in Nov 2025
- Its Money Supply M2 increased 19.0 % YoY in Dec 2025
- United Arab Emirates Domestic Credit reached 472.8 USD bn in Nov 2025, representing an increased of 8.7 % YoY
- The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 3.2 % in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 3.4 % in the previous quarter
- Household Debt of United Arab Emirates reached 149.1 USD bn in Sep 2025, accounting for 24.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP
View United Arab Emirates's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Jan 2009 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was United Arab Emirates's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Sep 2025?
United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 5.3 Months of Import in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 5.8 in the previous month See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 Sep 2025 | 5.8 Aug 2025 | 2.0 Mar 2010 | 7.7 Apr 2020 | NA | monthly | Jan 2009 - Sep 2025 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (NA) | 7.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Oct 2025 |
| Algeria (NA) | 15.7 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Argentina (NA) | 4.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Oct 2025 |
| Armenia (NA) | 6.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Australia (NA) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (NA) | 0.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (NA) | 10.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1994 - Jan 2026 |
| Bahrain (NA) | 2.2 2024 | yearly | 1966 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (NA) | 4.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| Belarus (NA) | 1.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (NA) | 0.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Bolivia (NA) | 0.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) | 9.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Botswana (NA) | 7.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (NA) | 14.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Nov 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Brunei (NA) | 5.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (NA) | 7.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Cambodia (NA) | 6.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - May 2025 |
| Canada (NA) | 2.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (NA) | 7.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| China (NA) | 16.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Colombia (NA) | 10.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (NA) | 8.0 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (NA) | 0.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (NA) | 7.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Denmark (NA) | 7.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Ecuador (NA) | 2.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (NA) | 4.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Estonia (NA) | 0.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (NA) | 1.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Finland (NA) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| France (NA) | 0.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Georgia (NA) | 4.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Jan 2026 |
| Germany (NA) | 0.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2026 |
| Ghana (NA) | 3.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Greece (NA) | 0.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) | 6.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Hungary (NA) | 3.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Iceland (NA) | 9.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Oct 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| India (NA) | 7.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 1990 - Oct 2025 |
| Indonesia (NA) | 6.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Ireland (NA) | 0.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (NA) | 25.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (NA) | 1.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (NA) | 0.0 Mar 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Mar 2025 |
| Japan (NA) | 18.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Apr 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Jordan (NA) | 7.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Dec 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (NA) | 2.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (NA) | 5.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| South Korea (NA) | 7.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Feb 2026 |
| Kosovo (NA) | 1.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (NA) | 10.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (NA) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Laos (NA) | 3.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Latvia (NA) | 2.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Lebanon (NA) | 5.7 Apr 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Apr 2025 |
| Lithuania (NA) | 1.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Luxembourg (NA) | 0.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (NA) | 18.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| North Macedonia (NA) | 5.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Malawi (NA) | 1.7 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2021 |
| Malaysia (NA) | 5.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Oct 2025 |
| Malta (NA) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (NA) | 13.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (NA) | 4.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Moldova (NA) | 4.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Mongolia (NA) | 6.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Montenegro (NA) | 4.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (NA) | 6.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Mozambique (NA) | 5.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Myanmar (NA) | 5.2 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Jun 2022 |
| Nepal (NA) | 16.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Netherlands (NA) | 0.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (NA) | 6.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Nigeria (NA) | 12.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Norway (NA) | 9.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Oman (NA) | 4.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Pakistan (NA) | 3.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| Palestinian Territory (NA) | 1.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Panama (NA) | 4.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (NA) | 6.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2026 |
| Peru (NA) | 15.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (NA) | 7.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1979 - Jan 2026 |
| Poland (NA) | 5.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (NA) | 1.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (NA) | 10.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Romania (NA) | 6.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Russia (NA) | 13.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (NA) | 20.5 2025 | yearly | 1957 - 2025 |
| Serbia (NA) | 6.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (NA) | 8.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Apr 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Slovakia (NA) | 1.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Slovenia (NA) | 0.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| South Africa (NA) | 6.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (NA) | 1.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1987 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (NA) | 3.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (NA) | 0.0 Dec 2017 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2017 |
| Sweden (NA) | 2.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Switzerland (NA) | 20.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Syria (NA) | 9.8 Jun 2011 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2011 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 6.5 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 35,771.783 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 100,505.393 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 15.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (AED bn) | 673.115 2030 | yearly | 1991 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn) | 747.882 2030 | yearly | 1999 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn) | 800.236 2030 | yearly | 1990 - 2030 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 77,168.1 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 79,972.8 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 14.5 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 45,636.5 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 8.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 54,023.145 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 83.077 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (AED bn) | -265.500 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (AED bn) | 263.800 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn) | 38,519.597 2016 | yearly | 2005 - 2016 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 24.1 2024 | yearly | 2013 - 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 291,779.146 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 750,101.664 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 19.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jun 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 277,773.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jun 1973 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 45.319 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 10,320.490 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 900,468.770 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 16.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 489,159.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 10.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 149,138.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 557,944.593 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 11.18 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 70.60 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply: M0 (AED mn) | 174,333.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (AED mn) | 3,255,449.189 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) | 1,071,558.912 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn) | 2,754,748.361 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%) | 11.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Banks Deposits (AED mn) | 3,306,971.557 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn) | 1,486,531.000 Jun 2018 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2018 |
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