Switzerland vs Upper middle income: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Switzerland
3.11
in 2016
Upper middle income
0.9752
in 2025
Switzerland rank
3rd
Upper middle income rank
5th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Switzerland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.11 against 0.9752 in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.13.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 116 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5504 | 0.4926 | 0.0578 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.3669 | 0.882 | 0.5151 | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 2.43 | 1.33 | 1.09 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Switzerland or Upper middle income?
- Switzerland, at 3.11 against 0.9752 in Upper middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Switzerland and Upper middle income?
- 2.13, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Upper middle income?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Switzerland and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Switzerland ranks 3rd 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.