Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Israel

Israel: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 1.52 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.52
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
12th
of 116 countries
All-time high
1.66
in 2017
All-time low
0.5092
in 2007
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Israel, 2000–2018

0.50.7511.21.51.82000200920182000: 0.6612001: 0.7142002: 0.742003: 0.7812004: 0.6732005: 0.6312006: 0.6162007: 0.5092008: 0.6572009: 1.32010: 1.22011: 12012: 1.12013: 1.22014: 1.22015: 1.52016: 1.52017: 1.72018: 1.5

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Israel is 1.52, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 131.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Israel peaked at 1.66 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5092, in 2007.

Israel ranks 12th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Israel, 2000 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6608 —
2001 0.7141 +8.1%
2002 0.7397 +3.6%
2003 0.781 +5.6%
2004 0.6726 -13.9%
2005 0.6312 -6.2%
2006 0.6164 -2.3%
2007 0.5092 -17.4%
2008 0.6573 +29.1%
2009 1.29 +96.2%
2010 1.21 -6.5%
2011 1.03 -14.7%
2012 1.05 +2.2%
2013 1.15 +9.4%
2014 1.21 +4.8%
2015 1.48 +22.9%
2016 1.47 -1.0%
2017 1.66 +13.3%
2018 1.52 -8.5%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 1.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 6.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 1.52 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.19, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Israel 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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +96.2% 0.6573 1.29

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7272 0.5092 1.29 10
2010s 1.31 1.03 1.66 9

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 9 Saudi Arabia 1.82 compare
  2. 10 Japan 1.66 compare
  3. 11 Peru 1.54 compare
  4. 13 Mauritius 1.49 compare
  5. 14 Uruguay 1.47 compare
  6. 15 Jordan 1.37 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Israel?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Israel was 1.52 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2017.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5092 in 2007.
How does Israel rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Israel ranks 12th out of 116 countries with data for 2018.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 131.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel 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, 3,364 data points, 1991–2025
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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.