Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Burundi

Burundi: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.1534 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.1534
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
96th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.8013
in 2009
All-time low
0.1277
in 2001
Years of data
17
2000–2016

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

0.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.2282001: 0.1282002: 0.4562003: 0.4272004: 0.3742005: 0.3722006: 0.3032007: 0.5532008: 0.6592009: 0.8012010: 0.652011: 0.3912012: 0.4092013: 0.4052014: 0.4112015: 0.1582016: 0.153

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Burundi is 0.1534, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Burundi peaked at 0.8013 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1277, in 2001.

That places Burundi 96th out of 116 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4301 0.1277 0.8013 10
2010s 0.3681 0.1534 0.65 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Burundi?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Burundi was 0.1534 in 2016, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.8013 in 2009.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1277 in 2001.
How does Burundi rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Burundi ranks 96th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Burundi 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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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.