Japan vs Russia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Japan
1.56
in 2024
Russia
2.02
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Russia rank
7th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2.02 against 1.56 in Japan, a difference of 0.46.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Russia ranks 7th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5796 | 0.2277 | 0.3519 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.4 | 0.0879 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 1.76 | 0.1136 | Russia |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 2.14 | 0.47 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 2.02 against 1.56 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Japan and Russia?
- 0.46, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Japan ranks 10th and Russia ranks 7th 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.