Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in China
China: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 1.33 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in China, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in China stood at 1.33.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in China peaked at 2.41 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2218, in 1993.
China ranks 16th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6924 | — |
| 1992 | 0.2612 | -62.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2218 | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4618 | +108.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5726 | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 0.767 | +33.9% |
| 1997 | 1 | +30.5% |
| 1998 | 1.06 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9535 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7457 | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8817 | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9911 | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9909 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 1.25 | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 1.72 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 2.41 | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 2.06 | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 1.84 | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.83 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.96 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.97 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.02 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.93 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.71 | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 1.45 | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 1.51 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.56 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.24 | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 1.19 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.33 | +4.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.33 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6174, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- China's 1.33 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6487, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +108.2% | 0.2218 | 0.4618 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6659 | 0.2218 | 1.06 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 0.7457 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 | 1.45 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 | 1.19 | 1.56 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in China?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in China was 1.33 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2218 in 1993.
- How does China rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- China ranks 16th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.