Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Gabon

Gabon: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.6754 in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
0.6754
Change on year
up 50.7%
World rank
37th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.6754
in 2008
All-time low
0.0071
in 2001
Years of data
9
2000–2008

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Gabon, 2000–2008

00.20.40.62000200420082000: 0.1382001: 0.0072002: 0.1242003: 0.1492004: 0.2732005: 0.3932006: 0.5712007: 0.4482008: 0.675

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

In 2008, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Gabon stood at 0.6754. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.7% on the previous year and up 390.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Gabon peaked at 0.6754 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0071, in 2001.

Gabon ranks 37th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Gabon

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  4. 38 Hong Kong 0.6673 compare
  5. 39 Indonesia 0.6615 compare
  6. 40 South Korea 0.6581 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Gabon?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Gabon was 0.6754 in 2008, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 0.6754 in 2008.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 in 2001.
How does Gabon rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Gabon ranks 37th out of 116 countries with data for 2008.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 390.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gabon 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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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.