Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Ireland
Ireland: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.0734 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Ireland, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.0734 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 183.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Ireland peaked at 0.2791 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0087, in 2007.
That places Ireland 109th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2791 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1553 | -44.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2639 | +69.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2321 | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2492 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2237 | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.176 | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2124 | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1129 | -46.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1059 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1105 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1046 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0744 | -28.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0443 | -40.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0108 | -75.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0291 | +188.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0287 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0191 | -33.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0193 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0191 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0185 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0259 | +39.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0412 | +59.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0447 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0462 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0535 | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0715 | +33.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1041 | +45.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0834 | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0798 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0804 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0734 | -8.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0734 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 31% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0734 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 33% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Ireland 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 | +188.9% | 0.0101 | 0.0291 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2116 | 0.1129 | 0.2791 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0508 | 0.0087 | 0.1105 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0316 | 0.0185 | 0.0535 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0821 | 0.0715 | 0.1041 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Ireland?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Ireland was 0.0734 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2791 in 1991.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 in 2007.
- How does Ireland rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Ireland ranks 109th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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
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.