What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Spain and United Kingdom?

0.011, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?

34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.

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.

Spain vs United Kingdom: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods

Spain

0.1844

in 2024

United Kingdom

0.1954

in 2024

Spain rank

90th

United Kingdom rank

89th

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time

Spain
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.1954 against 0.1844 in Spain, a difference of 0.011.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 90th and United Kingdom ranks 89th of 116 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5096	0.1557	0.3539	Spain
2000s	0.0969	0.1203	0.0235	United Kingdom
2010s	0.1307	0.1914	0.0607	United Kingdom
2020s	0.185	0.2291	0.0441	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Spain or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.1954 against 0.1844 in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Spain and United Kingdom?: 0.011, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?: Spain ranks 90th and United Kingdom ranks 89th 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

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, 3,278 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.