Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Netherlands
Netherlands: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.0458 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Netherlands, 1992–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.0458 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Netherlands peaked at 212.87 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0238, in 2008.
That places Netherlands 114th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 177.16 | — |
| 1993 | 201.17 | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 212.87 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 211.14 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1607 | -99.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1513 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1238 | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0564 | -54.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0518 | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0493 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0525 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.05 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0397 | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0306 | -23.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0312 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0254 | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0238 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0465 | +95.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0417 | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0394 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0433 | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0433 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0375 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0422 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0333 | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0285 | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0254 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.026 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0351 | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0444 | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0368 | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0417 | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0411 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0458 | +11.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.0458 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 19% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.0458 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +95.9% | 0.0238 | 0.0465 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.35 | 0.0564 | 212.87 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0401 | 0.0238 | 0.0525 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0361 | 0.0254 | 0.0433 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0408 | 0.0351 | 0.0458 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Netherlands?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Netherlands was 0.0458 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 212.87 in 1994.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 in 2008.
- How does Netherlands rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Netherlands ranks 114th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.