What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Lebanon?

The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 2016.

What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Lebanon?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7439 in 2001.

How does Lebanon rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?

Lebanon ranks 5th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.

Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Lebanon?

Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Lebanon 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.

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Lebanon

Name: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Lebanon
Creator: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lebanon: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 2.3 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)

2.3

Change on year

up 9.4%

World rank

5th

of 116 countries

All-time high

2.3

in 2016

All-time low

0.7439

in 2001

Years of data

2000–2016

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Lebanon, 2000–2016

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 2.3 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Lebanon peaked at 2.3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7439, in 2001.

Lebanon ranks 5th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.31	0.7439	1.82	10
2010s	1.87	1.68	2.3	7

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More reference data data for Lebanon

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 423.02 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.6 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 437.89 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.4802 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 26.14 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 251.2 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 14.38 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Lebanon?: Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Lebanon was 2.3 in 2016, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Lebanon?: The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 2016.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Lebanon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7439 in 2001.
How does Lebanon rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?: Lebanon ranks 5th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Lebanon?: Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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, 3,278 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.