How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru?

29 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Peru: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

0.6298

in 2024

Peru

1.52

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank

9th

Peru rank

11th

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.52 against 0.6298 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.8902.

That makes Peru's figure about 2.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Peru ranks 11th of 10 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.4168	1.27	0.8537	Peru
2000s	0.4803	1.27	0.7869	Peru
2010s	0.8137	1.56	0.7505	Peru
2020s	0.7243	1.61	0.8829	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Peru?: Peru, at 1.52 against 0.6298 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru?: 0.8902, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Peru ranks 11th of 10 groups.
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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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: 24 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.