What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between South Korea and South Africa?

0.0076, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and South Africa?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

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.

South Korea vs South Africa: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods

South Korea

0.6581

in 2024

South Africa

0.6505

in 2024

South Korea rank

40th

South Africa rank

41st

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time

South Korea
South Africa

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.6581 against 0.6505 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0076.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 41st of 116 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.31	0.2101	0.0999	South Korea
2000s	0.7492	0.3662	0.383	South Korea
2010s	0.7399	0.5415	0.1983	South Korea
2020s	0.7182	0.6446	0.0736	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, South Korea or South Africa?: South Korea, at 0.6581 against 0.6505 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between South Korea and South Africa?: 0.0076, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and South Africa?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do South Korea and South Africa rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?: South Korea ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 41st 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

Indicator: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 3,278 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.