Malaysia vs Zambia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Malaysia
0.3698
in 2025
Zambia
0.3532
in 2015
Malaysia rank
72nd
Zambia rank
74th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Malaysia
- Zambia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.3698 against 0.3532 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0166.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 74th of 116 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5651 | 0.2738 | 0.2912 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.6366 | 0.3349 | 0.3017 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Malaysia or Zambia?
- Malaysia, at 0.3698 against 0.3532 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Malaysia and Zambia?
- 0.0166, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
- How do Malaysia and Zambia rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Malaysia ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 74th 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.