Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Low income
Low income: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 5.53 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Low income, 2001–2010
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2010, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Low income stood at 5.53.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Low income peaked at 10.61 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.56, in 2001.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.56 | — |
| 2002 | 4.98 | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 4.87 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.23 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 10.61 | +102.8% |
| 2006 | 8.24 | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 7.59 | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 5.63 | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 5.98 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 5.53 | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.41 | 4.56 | 10.61 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 5.53 | 5.53 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,022 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 272.48 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 251.62 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Low income?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Low income was 5.53 in 2010, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 in 2001.
- How does Low income rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 10 groups with data for 2010.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.