Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Sri Lanka
0.3194
in 2025
Zambia
0.3532
in 2015
Sri Lanka rank
77th
Zambia rank
74th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Sri Lanka
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.3532 against 0.3194 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0338.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 77th and Zambia ranks 74th of 116 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3428 | 0.3161 | 0.0268 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.4223 | 0.3349 | 0.0874 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.3532 against 0.3194 in Sri Lanka as of 2015.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
- 0.0338, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2015.
- How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Sri Lanka ranks 77th 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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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.