Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Germany
Germany: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.0718 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Germany, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Germany is 0.0718, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Germany peaked at 0.2448 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0413, in 2008.
Germany ranks 110th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.165 | — |
| 1992 | 0.2298 | +39.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2448 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2214 | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2054 | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1986 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1891 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1709 | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1403 | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 0.125 | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1157 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.115 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0933 | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0766 | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.065 | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0515 | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0478 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0413 | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0712 | +72.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0646 | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0579 | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0633 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0619 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.056 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0605 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0612 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0553 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0499 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.052 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0592 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0762 | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0675 | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0743 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0743 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0718 | -3.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0718 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 30% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0718 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 32% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +72.2% | 0.0413 | 0.0712 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1961 | 0.1403 | 0.2448 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0803 | 0.0413 | 0.125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0582 | 0.0499 | 0.0646 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0706 | 0.0592 | 0.0762 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Germany?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Germany was 0.0718 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2448 in 1993.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0413 in 2008.
- How does Germany rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Germany ranks 110th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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.