Lebanon vs Small states: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods

Lebanon
2.3
in 2016
Small states
4.09
in 2018
Lebanon rank
5th
Small states rank
2nd

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time

  • Lebanon
  • Small states
01234200020092018

How they compare

Small states currently reports 4.09 against 2.3 in Lebanon, a difference of 1.79.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.8 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 5th and Small states ranks 2nd of 116 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Small states Difference Ahead
2000s 1.34 0.7621 0.5821 Lebanon
2010s 1.87 0.8898 0.9829 Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Lebanon or Small states?
Small states, at 4.09 against 2.3 in Lebanon as of 2018.
What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Lebanon and Small states?
1.79, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Small states?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Lebanon and Small states rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Lebanon ranks 5th and Small states ranks 2nd 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.