Middle income vs Taiwan: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Middle income
0.8918
in 2024
Taiwan
1.91
in 2016
Middle income rank
6th
Taiwan rank
8th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Middle income
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1.91 against 0.8918 in Middle income, a difference of 1.02.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 2.1 times Middle income's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 6th 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 | Middle income | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8702 | 1.34 | 0.4725 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 1.58 | 0.3734 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Middle income or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1.91 against 0.8918 in Middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Middle income and Taiwan?
- 1.02, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Taiwan?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Middle income and Taiwan rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Middle income ranks 6th 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.