Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Norway
Norway: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.7931 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Norway, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Norway stood at 0.7931.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Norway peaked at 0.9304 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.458, in 1992.
That places Norway 33rd out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.517 | — |
| 1992 | 0.458 | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 0.818 | +78.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6946 | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6843 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7465 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6562 | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5096 | -22.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6988 | +37.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8037 | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7072 | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9181 | +29.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9304 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9145 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8469 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8865 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7581 | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5626 | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7105 | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6904 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5456 | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5945 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6478 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7239 | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7519 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8057 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7969 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7239 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7769 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9181 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8523 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.674 | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8085 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8008 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7931 | -1.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.7931 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.7931 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6426 | 0.458 | 0.818 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8039 | 0.5626 | 0.9304 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7058 | 0.5456 | 0.8057 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8078 | 0.674 | 0.9181 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Norway?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Norway was 0.7931 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9304 in 2003.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.458 in 1992.
- How does Norway rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Norway ranks 33rd out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.