Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Bahrain
Bahrain: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.2115 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Bahrain, 2000–2016
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 67,799.2% 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 89th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0004 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0004 | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5357 | +88359.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4977 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2732 | -45.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2115 | -22.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.2115 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 89% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.2115 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.19, 18% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +88359.0% | 0.0006 | 0.5357 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 | 0.0003 | 0.0005 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2171 | 0.0005 | 0.5357 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
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 89th 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 67,799.2%. 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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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.