Middle income vs Switzerland: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Middle income
0.9175
in 2025
Switzerland
3.11
in 2016
Middle income rank
6th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Middle income
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.11 against 0.9175 in Middle income, a difference of 2.19.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.4 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Switzerland ahead.
Middle income ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 10 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5022 | 0.5504 | 0.0482 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.8698 | 0.3669 | 0.5029 | Middle income |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 2.43 | 1.22 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Middle income or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.11 against 0.9175 in Middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Middle income and Switzerland?
- 2.19, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Middle income and Switzerland rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Middle income ranks 6th 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.