What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Syrian Arab Republic and Taiwan?

0.34, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Taiwan?

11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2010.

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.

Syrian Arab Republic vs Taiwan: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods

Syrian Arab Republic

2.25

in 2010

Taiwan

1.91

in 2016

Syrian Arab Republic rank

6th

Taiwan rank

8th

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time

Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.25 against 1.91 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.34.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Taiwan ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 6th and Taiwan ranks 8th of 116 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syrian Arab Republic	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5148	1.34	0.8279	Taiwan
2010s	2.25	1.5	0.7505	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Syrian Arab Republic or Taiwan?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.25 against 1.91 in Taiwan as of 2010.
What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Syrian Arab Republic and Taiwan?: 0.34, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Taiwan?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2010.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Taiwan rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 6th and Taiwan ranks 8th 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.