Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in France

France: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.1145 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1145
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
101st
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.1741
in 1998
All-time low
0.0543
in 2008
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in France, 1991–2024

0.050.0750.10.1250.150.1751991200720241991: 0.1551992: 0.131993: 0.1281994: 0.131995: 0.1111996: 0.111997: 0.1311998: 0.1741999: 0.1542000: 0.1362001: 0.1192002: 0.1062003: 0.0952004: 0.0932005: 0.0682006: 0.0892007: 0.0822008: 0.0542009: 0.0932010: 0.1012011: 0.0752012: 0.0892013: 0.0832014: 0.0822015: 0.1072016: 0.1082017: 0.0982018: 0.1082019: 0.1182020: 0.1452021: 0.1572022: 0.1342023: 0.1112024: 0.115

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

In 2024, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in France stood at 0.1145.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in France peaked at 0.1741 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0543, in 2008.

That places France 101st out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1358 0.1095 0.1741 9
2000s 0.0935 0.0543 0.1359 10
2010s 0.0969 0.0752 0.1177 10
2020s 0.1323 0.1108 0.157 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 98 Belarus 0.1468 compare
  2. 99 Venezuela 0.1465 compare
  3. 100 Slovakia 0.1292 compare
  4. 102 Romania 0.1089 compare
  5. 103 Luxembourg 0.0995 compare
  6. 104 Portugal 0.0951 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in France?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in France was 0.1145 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.1741 in 1998.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0543 in 2008.
How does France rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
France ranks 101st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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

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, 3,278 data points, 1991–2024
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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.