Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Belize

Belize: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.1537 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1537
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
95th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.2695
in 2000
All-time low
0.0464
in 2004
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Belize, 2000–2018

0.050.10.150.20.252000200920182000: 0.2692001: 0.252002: 0.2192003: 0.0762004: 0.0462005: 0.0592006: 0.0852007: 0.0792008: 0.0992009: 0.1642010: 0.1562011: 0.1432012: 0.1682013: 0.2162014: 0.2432015: 0.2122016: 0.1912017: 0.1712018: 0.154

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1347 0.0464 0.2695 10
2010s 0.1837 0.1425 0.2435 9

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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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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.