Taiwan vs Upper middle income: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Taiwan
1.91
in 2016
Upper middle income
0.9752
in 2025
Taiwan rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
5th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Taiwan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1.91 against 0.9752 in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.9348.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Taiwan ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 116 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 | 0.882 | 0.4607 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 1.33 | 0.2448 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Taiwan or Upper middle income?
- Taiwan, at 1.91 against 0.9752 in Upper middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Taiwan and Upper middle income?
- 0.9348, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Upper middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Taiwan and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Taiwan ranks 8th 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.