Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Mexico
Mexico: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.3794 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Mexico, 1995–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.3794 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2025.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Mexico peaked at 0.5097 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1927, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 68th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2175 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1961 | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2557 | +30.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2407 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2172 | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1927 | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2425 | +25.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2846 | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3368 | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3131 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3101 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2648 | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.277 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2764 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3877 | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3771 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4061 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4407 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4628 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4833 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4473 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4558 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4114 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3768 | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3972 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5097 | +28.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4008 | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.329 | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3514 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3597 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3794 | +5.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.3794 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6174, 61% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.3794 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5234, 72% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2254 | 0.1961 | 0.2557 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2886 | 0.1927 | 0.3877 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4258 | 0.3768 | 0.4833 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3883 | 0.329 | 0.5097 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Mexico?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Mexico was 0.3794 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5097 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1927 in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Mexico ranks 68th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.