Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Dominica
Dominica: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.6358 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Dominica, 2000–2018
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.6358 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2018.
That represents a change of down 40.6% on the previous year and up 184.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Dominica peaked at 1.07 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.197, in 2000.
That places Dominica 47th out of 116 countries with data for 2018, 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.197 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2378 | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3886 | +63.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3722 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2917 | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2958 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3785 | +27.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3095 | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2232 | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3339 | +49.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3345 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3449 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.422 | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3791 | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4245 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5662 | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | +82.8% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6358 | -40.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.6358 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6174, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.6358 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5234, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3028 | 0.197 | 0.3886 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5791 | 0.3345 | 1.07 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Dominica?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Dominica was 0.6358 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.197 in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Dominica ranks 47th out of 116 countries with data for 2018.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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.