Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Oman

Oman: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.8767 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8767
Change on year
up 45.1%
World rank
26th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.8767
in 2016
All-time low
0.4624
in 2013
Years of data
10
2007–2016

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Oman, 2007–2016

00.20.40.60.82007201120162007: 0.5922008: 0.5022009: 0.6852010: 0.662011: 0.6092012: 0.5142013: 0.4622014: 0.5582015: 0.6042016: 0.877

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

In 2016, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Oman stood at 0.8767. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 45.1% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Oman peaked at 0.8767 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4624, in 2013.

That places Oman 26th out of 116 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Oman, year by year

Annual values for Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Oman, 2007 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2007 0.592 —
2008 0.5019 -15.2%
2009 0.6852 +36.5%
2010 0.6597 -3.7%
2011 0.6091 -7.7%
2012 0.5137 -15.7%
2013 0.4624 -10.0%
2014 0.5581 +20.7%
2015 0.6043 +8.3%
2016 0.8767 +45.1%

Oman compared with similar countries

  • Oman's 0.8767 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 3.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Oman's 0.8767 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.19, 74% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.593 0.5019 0.6852 3
2010s 0.612 0.4624 0.8767 7

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 23 Colombia 0.9976 compare
  2. 24 Nicaragua 0.9224 compare
  3. 25 India 0.9115 compare
  4. 27 Kenya 0.8604 compare
  5. 28 Albania 0.8372 compare
  6. 29 Jamaica 0.8366 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Oman?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Oman was 0.8767 in 2016, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 0.8767 in 2016.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4624 in 2013.
How does Oman rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Oman ranks 26th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oman 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, 3,364 data points, 1991–2025
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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.