Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Australia
Australia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.2186 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Australia, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Australia is 0.2186, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Australia peaked at 0.4287 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1583, in 2007.
That places Australia 86th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4287 | — |
| 1992 | 0.277 | -35.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2634 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2279 | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2086 | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2372 | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2741 | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2425 | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3267 | +34.7% |
| 2000 | 0.269 | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2969 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2997 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3813 | +27.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3464 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3553 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4045 | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1583 | -60.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1613 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2466 | +52.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2004 | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1833 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1795 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2142 | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2231 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2151 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2692 | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2885 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2253 | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2641 | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1956 | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2207 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1891 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2156 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2038 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2186 | +7.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2186 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 92% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2186 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6487, 34% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2762 | 0.2086 | 0.4287 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2919 | 0.1583 | 0.4045 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2263 | 0.1795 | 0.2885 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2072 | 0.1891 | 0.2207 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Australia?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Australia was 0.2186 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4287 in 1991.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1583 in 2007.
- How does Australia rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Australia ranks 86th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.