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

Lebanon
2.3
in 2016
Upper middle income
0.9463
in 2024
Lebanon rank
5th
Upper middle income rank
5th

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time

  • Lebanon
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 2.3 against 0.9463 in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.35.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.4 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 116 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 1.31 0.8821 0.4299 Lebanon
2010s 1.87 1.34 0.5377 Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Lebanon or Upper middle income?
Lebanon, at 2.3 against 0.9463 in Upper middle income as of 2016.
What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Lebanon and Upper middle income?
1.35, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Upper middle income?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Lebanon and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Lebanon ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.