Low income vs Switzerland: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Low income
5.53
in 2010
Switzerland
3.11
in 2016
Low income rank
1st
Switzerland rank
3rd
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Low income
- Switzerland
How they compare
Low income currently reports 5.53 against 3.11 in Switzerland, a difference of 2.42.
That makes Low income's figure about 1.8 times Switzerland's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 10 groups.
Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.41 | 0.3587 | 6.05 | Low income |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 1.19 | 4.34 | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Low income or Switzerland?
- Low income, at 5.53 against 3.11 in Switzerland as of 2010.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Low income and Switzerland?
- 2.42, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Switzerland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2010.
- How do Low income and Switzerland rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Low income ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 10 groups.
- 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.