Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Italy
Italy: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.1449 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Italy, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.1449 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Italy peaked at 0.3856 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.064, in 2007.
That places Italy 99th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3856 | — |
| 1992 | 0.2043 | -47.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2246 | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.222 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1771 | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2505 | +41.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3121 | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1604 | -48.6% |
| 1999 | 0.119 | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1223 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1179 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1309 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.116 | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0905 | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0766 | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0673 | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.064 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0734 | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1208 | +64.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1066 | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0954 | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1116 | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1146 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1091 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1238 | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1192 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1165 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1102 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1259 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1557 | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1597 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1268 | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 0.143 | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1475 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1449 | -1.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.1449 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 61% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.1449 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 64% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2284 | 0.119 | 0.3856 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.098 | 0.064 | 0.1309 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1133 | 0.0954 | 0.1259 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1463 | 0.1268 | 0.1597 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Italy?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Italy was 0.1449 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3856 in 1991.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.064 in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Italy ranks 99th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.