Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods

Bangladesh
0.4152
in 2024
Malaysia
0.3876
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
63rd
Malaysia rank
66th

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.4152 against 0.3876 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0276.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Malaysia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 63rd and Malaysia ranks 66th of 116 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4742 0.7828 0.3086 Malaysia
2010s 0.5404 0.5877 0.0473 Malaysia
2020s 0.5825 0.4521 0.1304 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
Bangladesh, at 0.4152 against 0.3876 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
0.0276, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Bangladesh ranks 63rd and Malaysia ranks 66th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 3,278 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.