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 21.3%. 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.

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Low income

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

Low income: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 5.53 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)

5.53

Change on year

down 7.5%

Rank

1st

of 10 groups

All-time high

10.61

in 2005

All-time low

4.56

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2010

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 21.3% 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.

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

1 Rwanda 421.22 compare
2 Qatar 4.69 compare
3 Switzerland 3.11 compare
4 Algeria 2.43 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

More reference data data for Low income

Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 9.61 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 18.98 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 9.37 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.0% (2018)

All data for Low income →

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 21.3%. 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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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.