Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Japan
Japan: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 1.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Japan, 1991–2024
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Japan is 1.56, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Japan peaked at 2.12 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2862, in 1991.
That places Japan 10th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.547 | 0.2862 | 0.9255 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 0.9392 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 1.39 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1.31 | 2.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,290 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 15,608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1,056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1,056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 7,256 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Japan?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Japan was 1.56 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2862 in 1991.
- How does Japan rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.