Lebanon vs Middle income: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Lebanon
2.3
in 2016
Middle income
0.9175
in 2025
Lebanon rank
6th
Middle income rank
6th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Lebanon
- Middle income
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 2.3 against 0.9175 in Middle income, a difference of 1.38.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.5 times Middle income's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 6th of 116 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 | 0.8698 | 0.4422 | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.21 | 0.6669 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Lebanon or Middle income?
- Lebanon, at 2.3 against 0.9175 in Middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Lebanon and Middle income?
- 1.38, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Lebanon and Middle income rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Lebanon ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 6th 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.