Nigeria vs Norway: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Nigeria
0.7435
in 2016
Norway
0.7931
in 2025
Nigeria rank
36th
Norway rank
33rd
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Nigeria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.7931 against 0.7435 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0496.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 36th and Norway ranks 33rd of 116 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 | 0.8039 | 0.3203 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.6419 | 0.68 | 0.038 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Nigeria or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.7931 against 0.7435 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Nigeria and Norway?
- 0.0496, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Norway?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Nigeria and Norway rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Nigeria ranks 36th and Norway ranks 33rd 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.