Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Belize
Belize: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.1537 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Belize, 2000–2018
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.1537 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2018.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Belize peaked at 0.2695 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0464, in 2004.
That places Belize 95th out of 116 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2695 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2501 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2194 | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.076 | -65.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0464 | -38.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0589 | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0851 | +44.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0787 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0986 | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1642 | +66.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1559 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1425 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1676 | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.216 | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2435 | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2124 | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1909 | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1707 | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1537 | -9.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.1537 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6174, 25% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.1537 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5234, 29% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1347 | 0.0464 | 0.2695 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1837 | 0.1425 | 0.2435 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Belize?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Belize was 0.1537 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2695 in 2000.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0464 in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Belize ranks 95th out of 116 countries with data for 2018.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.