Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Egypt
Egypt: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.5086 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.5086 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 129.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Egypt peaked at 1.72 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2072, in 2012.
Egypt ranks 59th of 116 countries on this measure, 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7269 | — |
| 1992 | 1.41 | +94.0% |
| 1993 | 1.72 | +22.1% |
| 1994 | 1.44 | -16.6% |
| 1995 | 1.5 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1.45 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.54 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 1.22 | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9852 | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 1.02 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.15 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.33 | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2 | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 1.27 | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 1.17 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6474 | -44.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7634 | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6822 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2922 | -57.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2072 | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2568 | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2079 | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2212 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3563 | +61.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5556 | +55.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5281 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5767 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5758 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.461 | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3572 | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 0.419 | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4947 | +18.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5086 | +2.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.5086 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.5086 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.19, 43% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 | 0.7269 | 1.72 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 0.6474 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3884 | 0.2072 | 0.6822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4694 | 0.3572 | 0.5758 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Egypt?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Egypt was 0.5086 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 1993.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2072 in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Egypt ranks 59th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.