Lebanon vs Lower middle income: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods

Lebanon
2.3
in 2016
Lower middle income
0.7507
in 2024
Lebanon rank
5th
Lower middle income rank
8th

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time

  • Lebanon
  • Lower middle income
0.511.522.5200020122024

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 2.3 against 0.7507 in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.55.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 3.1 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 116 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 1.34 0.8656 0.4786 Lebanon
2010s 1.87 0.7293 1.14 Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Lebanon or Lower middle income?
Lebanon, at 2.3 against 0.7507 in Lower middle income as of 2016.
What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Lebanon and Lower middle income?
1.55, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Lower middle income?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Lebanon and Lower middle income rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Lebanon ranks 5th and Lower middle income 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

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

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.