Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Myanmar
0.2956
in 2016
Sri Lanka
0.3194
in 2025
Myanmar rank
79th
Sri Lanka rank
77th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3194 against 0.2956 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0238.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 77th of 116 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8828 | 0.3428 | 0.54 | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.612 | 0.4068 | 0.2051 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.3194 against 0.2956 in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0238, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
- How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Myanmar ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 77th 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.