Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods

Sierra Leone
0.3199
in 2008
Zambia
0.3532
in 2015
Sierra Leone rank
76th
Zambia rank
74th

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
0.20.30.40.5200020072015

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.3532 against 0.3199 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0333.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 76th and Zambia ranks 74th of 116 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.3532 against 0.3199 in Sierra Leone as of 2015.
What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
0.0333, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2008.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Sierra Leone ranks 76th and Zambia ranks 74th 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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Indicator
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 3,364 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.