Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Bangladesh
0.4907
in 2025
Pakistan
0.4046
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
63rd
Pakistan rank
66th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.4907 against 0.4046 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0861.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 63rd and Pakistan ranks 66th of 116 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4742 | 0.4548 | 0.0194 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.5404 | 0.3352 | 0.2052 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.5658 | 0.3097 | 0.2562 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Bangladesh, at 0.4907 against 0.4046 in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 0.0861, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Bangladesh ranks 63rd and Pakistan 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
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.