Japan vs Taiwan: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Japan
1.56
in 2024
Taiwan
1.91
in 2016
Japan rank
10th
Taiwan rank
8th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1.91 against 1.56 in Japan, a difference of 0.35.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Taiwan ranks 8th of 116 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.34 | 0.1454 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1.58 | 0.0237 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Japan or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1.91 against 1.56 in Japan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Japan and Taiwan?
- 0.35, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Japan ranks 10th and Taiwan ranks 8th 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.