France vs Portugal: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
France
0.1197
in 2025
Portugal
0.1274
in 2025
France rank
103rd
Portugal rank
101st
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.1274 against 0.1197 in France, a difference of 0.0077.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Portugal ahead.
France ranks 103rd and Portugal ranks 101st of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1334 | 0.5702 | 0.4369 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0935 | 0.1189 | 0.0254 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0969 | 0.0837 | 0.0132 | France |
| 2020s | 0.1302 | 0.1004 | 0.0297 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, France or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.1274 against 0.1197 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between France and Portugal?
- 0.0077, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- France ranks 103rd and Portugal ranks 101st 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.