Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Japan
1.56
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.88
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.88 against 1.56 in Japan, a difference of 0.32.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.659 | 0.4768 | 0.1822 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 2.16 | 0.6715 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 3.91 | 2.26 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 2.54 | 0.872 | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.88 against 1.56 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.32, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Japan ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia 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.