Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Philippines

Philippines: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.8318 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.8318
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
25th
of 116 countries
All-time high
1.35
in 2012
All-time low
0.2447
in 1997
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Philippines, 1991–2024

0.250.50.7511.21991200720241991: 0.3781992: 0.3691993: 0.3381994: 0.3371995: 0.2941996: 0.3631997: 0.2451998: 0.3651999: 0.4892000: 0.4362001: 0.4752002: 0.4192003: 0.4222004: 0.3692005: 0.3912006: 0.4442007: 0.6082008: 0.6612009: 12010: 1.12011: 1.22012: 1.32013: 1.32014: 1.22015: 1.12016: 0.962017: 0.852018: 0.7032019: 0.7872020: 1.22021: 0.932022: 0.72023: 0.8212024: 0.832

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

In 2024, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Philippines stood at 0.8318.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Philippines peaked at 1.35 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2447, in 1997.

That places Philippines 25th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.353 0.2447 0.4891 9
2000s 0.5251 0.3692 1.03 10
2010s 1.07 0.7031 1.35 10
2020s 0.9022 0.7 1.23 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 22 Kuwait 1.01 compare
  2. 23 India 0.8856 compare
  3. 24 Oman 0.8766 compare
  4. 26 Kenya 0.8096 compare
  5. 27 Norway 0.801 compare
  6. 28 Denmark 0.7781 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Philippines?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Philippines was 0.8318 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 1.35 in 2012.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2447 in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Philippines ranks 25th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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About this data

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
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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.