Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Portugal
Portugal: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.1274 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Portugal, 1992–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Portugal stood at 0.1274.
That represents a change of up 34.0% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Portugal peaked at 1.1 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0208, in 2008.
Portugal ranks 101st of 116 countries on this measure, 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.1 | — |
| 1993 | 0.7288 | -33.5% |
| 1994 | 0.606 | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5128 | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4862 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4781 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4337 | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.221 | -49.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2318 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2519 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2833 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1338 | -52.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0975 | -27.1% |
| 2005 | 0.065 | -33.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0383 | -41.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0236 | -38.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0208 | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.043 | +106.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0555 | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0317 | -42.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0393 | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0454 | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0701 | +54.3% |
| 2015 | 0.104 | +48.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1687 | +62.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1377 | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1097 | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0749 | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0848 | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1104 | +30.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0921 | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0927 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0951 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1274 | +34.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1274 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 53% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.1274 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 57% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5702 | 0.221 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1189 | 0.0208 | 0.2833 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0837 | 0.0317 | 0.1687 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1004 | 0.0848 | 0.1274 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Portugal?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Portugal was 0.1274 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 1992.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0208 in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Portugal ranks 101st out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.