Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Japan

Japan: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 1.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.56
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 116 countries
All-time high
2.12
in 2020
All-time low
0.2862
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Japan, 1991–2024

0.511.521991200720241991: 0.2861992: 0.2911993: 0.3921994: 0.4431995: 0.5431996: 0.6231997: 0.6521998: 0.7691999: 0.9252000: 0.9392001: 1.12002: 1.42003: 1.72004: 1.82005: 1.62006: 1.52007: 1.52008: 1.32009: 1.92010: 1.52011: 1.52012: 1.42013: 1.52014: 1.52015: 1.92016: 22017: 1.82018: 1.72019: 1.82020: 2.12021: 1.82022: 1.32023: 1.62024: 1.6

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 Russia 2.02 compare
  2. 8 Taiwan 1.91 compare
  3. 9 Saudi Arabia 1.88 compare
  4. 11 Peru 1.52 compare
  5. 12 Israel 1.52 compare
  6. 13 Uruguay 1.39 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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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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About this data

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, 3,278 data points, 1991–2024
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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.