Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Chile
Chile: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.6254 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Chile, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.6254 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2025.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Chile peaked at 3.26 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4714, in 2022.
That places Chile 49th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.04 | — |
| 1992 | 2.98 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.46 | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 3.26 | +32.4% |
| 1995 | 2.55 | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 2.12 | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 2.16 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.88 | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 1.89 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.54 | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 1.32 | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 1.38 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.48 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.23 | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 1.08 | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7676 | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 0.613 | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 1.26 | +106.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 1.15 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.16 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.04 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9618 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9365 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8273 | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8063 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9734 | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7192 | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4714 | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6688 | +41.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5779 | -13.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6254 | +8.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.6254 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 2.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.6254 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5234, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +106.1% | 0.613 | 1.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.48 | 1.88 | 3.26 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.17 | 0.613 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.8063 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6727 | 0.4714 | 0.9734 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Chile?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Chile was 0.6254 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 in 1994.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4714 in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Chile ranks 49th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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.