Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Australia

Australia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.2038 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2038
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
87th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.4287
in 1991
All-time low
0.1583
in 2007
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Australia, 1991–2024

00.10.20.30.41991200720241991: 0.4291992: 0.2771993: 0.2631994: 0.2281995: 0.2091996: 0.2371997: 0.2741998: 0.2431999: 0.3272000: 0.2692001: 0.2972002: 0.32003: 0.3812004: 0.3462005: 0.3552006: 0.4042007: 0.1582008: 0.1612009: 0.2472010: 0.22011: 0.1832012: 0.1792013: 0.2142014: 0.2232015: 0.2152016: 0.2692017: 0.2882018: 0.2252019: 0.2642020: 0.1962021: 0.2212022: 0.1892023: 0.2162024: 0.204

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Australia is 0.2038, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% 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 87th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 0.205 0.1891 0.2207 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 84 Armenia 0.2139 compare
  2. 85 Bahrain 0.2115 compare
  3. 86 Canada 0.2089 compare
  4. 88 Bolivia 0.199 compare
  5. 89 United Kingdom 0.1954 compare
  6. 90 Spain 0.1844 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Australia?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Australia was 0.2038 in 2024, 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 87th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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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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
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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.