Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Japan
1.56
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.6298
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
9th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Japan
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.56 against 0.6298 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.9302.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 116 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7422 | 0.4168 | 0.3254 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 0.4803 | 1.01 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 0.8137 | 0.8363 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 0.7243 | 0.941 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Japan, at 1.56 against 0.6298 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.9302, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Japan ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th 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.