Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Qatar
Qatar: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 5.45 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Qatar, 1992–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 5.45 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Qatar peaked at 6.37 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6179, in 1992.
Qatar ranks 2nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.6179 | — |
| 1993 | 1.45 | +134.7% |
| 1994 | 1.04 | -28.1% |
| 1995 | 1.39 | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 1.63 | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 1.63 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9857 | -39.6% |
| 1999 | 1.37 | +39.0% |
| 2000 | 2.36 | +72.5% |
| 2001 | 2.68 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 3.24 | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 4.32 | +33.2% |
| 2004 | 5.7 | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 4.97 | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 5.07 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.61 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 4.2 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 4.84 | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 5.67 | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 6.14 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 5.85 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.21 | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 3.48 | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 3.23 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.98 | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 4.06 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.21 | +28.5% |
| 2020 | 6.37 | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 6.2 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.78 | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 5.23 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 4.68 | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 5.45 | +16.4% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 5.45 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 22.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 5.45 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.19, 4.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 | 0.6179 | 1.63 | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.3 | 2.36 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 | 3.1 | 6.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 | 4.68 | 6.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Qatar?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Qatar was 5.45 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.37 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6179 in 1992.
- How does Qatar rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Qatar ranks 2nd out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.