Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.5761 in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
0.5761
Change on year
up 42.4%
World rank
54th
of 116 countries
All-time high
2.27
in 2000
All-time low
0.4045
in 2007
Years of data
9
2000–2008

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Central African Republic, 2000–2008

0.511.522.52000200420082000: 2.32001: 1.22002: 0.7332003: 0.6792004: 1.12005: 0.7572006: 0.6312007: 0.4042008: 0.576

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 0.5761 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2008.

That represents a change of up 42.4% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Central African Republic peaked at 2.27 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4045, in 2007.

Central African Republic ranks 54th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Central African Republic, 2000 to 2008.
Year Value Change
2000 2.27 —
2001 1.22 -46.1%
2002 0.733 -40.0%
2003 0.6788 -7.4%
2004 1.06 +55.8%
2005 0.7575 -28.4%
2006 0.6314 -16.6%
2007 0.4045 -35.9%
2008 0.5761 +42.4%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

  • Central African Republic's 0.5761 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5003, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Central African Republic's 0.5761 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6257, 92% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 51 Mongolia 0.6137 compare
  2. 52 Hong Kong 0.5871 compare
  3. 53 New Zealand 0.5854 compare
  4. 55 Moldova 0.5508
  5. 56 Morocco 0.5479 compare
  6. 57 Turkey 0.5355 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Central African Republic?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Central African Republic was 0.5761 in 2008, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 2.27 in 2000.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4045 in 2007.
How does Central African Republic rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Central African Republic ranks 54th out of 116 countries with data for 2008.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Central African Republic 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, 3,364 data points, 1991–2025
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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.