Russia vs Upper middle income: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Russia
2.47
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.9752
in 2025
Russia rank
4th
Upper middle income rank
5th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Russia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2.47 against 0.9752 in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.49.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Russia ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2277 | 0.5047 | 0.277 | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 0.882 | 0.5182 | Russia |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.28 | 0.4816 | Russia |
| 2020s | 2.19 | 1.01 | 1.18 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Russia or Upper middle income?
- Russia, at 2.47 against 0.9752 in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Russia and Upper middle income?
- 1.49, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Upper middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Russia ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.