Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Lebanon
2.3
in 2016
Saudi Arabia
1.82
in 2025
Lebanon rank
6th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Lebanon
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 2.3 against 1.82 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.48.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 116 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 | 2.16 | 0.8476 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 4.07 | 2.2 | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Lebanon or Saudi Arabia?
- Lebanon, at 2.3 against 1.82 in Saudi Arabia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.48, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Saudi Arabia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Lebanon and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Lebanon ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th 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.