Japan vs South Asia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Japan
1.66
in 2025
South Asia
0.8808
in 2025
Japan rank
10th
South Asia rank
7th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Japan
- South Asia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.66 against 0.8808 in South Asia, a difference of 0.7792.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Asia ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 7th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and South Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.547 | 0.609 | 0.062 | South Asia |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.01 | 0.4743 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 0.7695 | 0.8805 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 0.987 | 0.6763 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Japan or South Asia?
- Japan, at 1.66 against 0.8808 in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Japan and South Asia?
- 0.7792, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Asia rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Japan ranks 10th and South Asia 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.