Brazil vs China: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Brazil
1.28
in 2025
China
1.33
in 2025
Brazil rank
17th
China rank
16th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1.33 against 1.28 in Brazil, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 17th and China ranks 16th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9538 | 0.6659 | 0.2879 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.9918 | 1.3 | 0.3121 | China |
| 2010s | 1.88 | 1.83 | 0.0532 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.51 | 1.32 | 0.1988 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Brazil or China?
- China, at 1.33 against 1.28 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Brazil and China?
- 0.05, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Brazil ranks 17th and China ranks 16th 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.