Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Bahrain

Bahrain: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.2115 in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.2115
Change on year
down 22.6%
World rank
85th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.5357
in 2013
All-time low
0.0003
in 2005
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Bahrain, 2000–2016

00.20.40.62000200820162000: 02001: 02002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 0.0012011: 0.0012012: 0.0012013: 0.5362014: 0.4982015: 0.2732016: 0.211

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 0.2115 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2016.

That represents a change of down 22.6% on the previous year and up 67,798.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Bahrain peaked at 0.5357 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0003, in 2005.

Bahrain ranks 85th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0004 0.0003 0.0005 10
2010s 0.2171 0.0005 0.5357 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Bahrain?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Bahrain was 0.2115 in 2016, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 0.5357 in 2013.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 in 2005.
How does Bahrain rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Bahrain ranks 85th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 67,798.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bahrain 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.