Costa Rica vs South Africa: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Costa Rica
0.6805
in 2025
South Africa
0.7226
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
40th
South Africa rank
37th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.7226 against 0.6805 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0421.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 37th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2351 | 0.2101 | 0.025 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.304 | 0.3662 | 0.0622 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4647 | 0.5415 | 0.0769 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5273 | 0.6577 | 0.1304 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.7226 against 0.6805 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0421, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th 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.