Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Canada
Canada: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.2175 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Canada, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.2175 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Canada peaked at 0.2175 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0809, in 1994.
That places Canada 87th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1324 | — |
| 1992 | 0.0896 | -32.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0911 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0809 | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.09 | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1174 | +30.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0891 | -24.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1142 | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1281 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1318 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1504 | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1629 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1479 | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1232 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1029 | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.098 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1055 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1047 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1647 | +57.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1418 | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1423 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1438 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1517 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1569 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1854 | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2002 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1955 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1789 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1842 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2147 | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2105 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1825 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2058 | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2091 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2175 | +4.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.2175 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 91% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1036 | 0.0809 | 0.1324 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1292 | 0.098 | 0.1647 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1681 | 0.1418 | 0.2002 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2067 | 0.1825 | 0.2175 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Canada?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Canada was 0.2175 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2175 in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0809 in 1994.
- How does Canada rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Canada ranks 87th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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
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.