Lower middle income vs Taiwan: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Lower middle income
0.7507
in 2024
Taiwan
1.91
in 2016
Lower middle income rank
8th
Taiwan rank
8th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Lower middle income
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1.91 against 0.7507 in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.16.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 8th and Taiwan ranks 8th of 10 groups.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8656 | 1.41 | 0.541 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.7293 | 1.58 | 0.8504 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Lower middle income or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1.91 against 0.7507 in Lower middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Lower middle income and Taiwan?
- 1.16, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Taiwan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
- How do Lower middle income and Taiwan rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th and Taiwan ranks 8th 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.