Kuwait vs Singapore: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Kuwait
1.01
in 2016
Singapore
1.03
in 2025
Kuwait rank
21st
Singapore rank
20th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.03 against 1.01 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.
Kuwait ranks 21st and Singapore ranks 20th of 116 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8527 | 1.02 | 0.1666 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.9871 | 0.9523 | 0.0348 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 1.03 against 1.01 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 0.02, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Kuwait ranks 21st and Singapore ranks 20th 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.