Jamaica vs Philippines: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Jamaica
0.8366
in 2025
Philippines
0.8255
in 2025
Jamaica rank
29th
Philippines rank
30th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Jamaica
- Philippines
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.8366 against 0.8255 in Philippines, a difference of 0.0111.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Philippines ahead.
Jamaica ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 30th of 116 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.131 | 0.3498 | 0.2188 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.379 | 0.5251 | 0.1461 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.4009 | 1.07 | 0.6708 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.6776 | 0.8895 | 0.2119 | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Jamaica or Philippines?
- Jamaica, at 0.8366 against 0.8255 in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Jamaica and Philippines?
- 0.0111, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Philippines?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Philippines rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Jamaica ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 30th 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.