Japan vs Syria: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Japan
1.66
in 2025
Syria
2.25
in 2010
Japan rank
10th
Syria rank
7th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Japan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.25 against 1.66 in Japan, a difference of 0.59.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Syria ranks 7th of 116 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 | 0.5148 | 0.9733 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 2.25 | 0.7091 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Japan or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.25 against 1.66 in Japan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Japan and Syria?
- 0.59, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Syria?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2010.
- How do Japan and Syria rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Japan ranks 10th and Syria 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.