Bulgaria vs South Africa: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Bulgaria
0.7747
in 2025
South Africa
0.7226
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
34th
South Africa rank
37th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Bulgaria
- South Africa
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.7747 against 0.7226 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0521.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 37th of 116 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 | 0.2297 | 1.19 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.6111 | 0.3662 | 0.2449 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.6944 | 0.5415 | 0.1529 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.8431 | 0.6577 | 0.1854 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Bulgaria or South Africa?
- Bulgaria, at 0.7747 against 0.7226 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Bulgaria and South Africa?
- 0.0521, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and South Africa rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 37th 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.