Jamaica vs Kenya: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Jamaica
0.8366
in 2025
Kenya
0.8604
in 2025
Jamaica rank
29th
Kenya rank
27th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Jamaica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.8604 against 0.8366 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0238.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Jamaica ranks 29th and Kenya ranks 27th of 116 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.379 | 0.4601 | 0.081 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.4009 | 0.5579 | 0.1569 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.6776 | 0.7883 | 0.1107 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Jamaica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.8604 against 0.8366 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Jamaica and Kenya?
- 0.0238, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Jamaica ranks 29th and Kenya ranks 27th 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.