Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Lebanon
Lebanon: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 2.3 in 2016. ▲ Rising
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 6th 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.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7439 | -27.2% |
| 2002 | 1.19 | +59.7% |
| 2003 | 1.81 | +52.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -28.2% |
| 2005 | 1.32 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.47 | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 1.14 | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 1.29 | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 1.82 | +41.1% |
| 2010 | 1.78 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.68 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.69 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.69 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.87 | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | +9.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 2.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4996, 4.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 2.3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.19, 1.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 | 0.7439 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.68 | 2.3 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
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 6th 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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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.