Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Samoa
Samoa: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.4477 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Samoa, 2000–2018
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Samoa is 0.4477, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.7% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Samoa peaked at 0.7092 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2536, in 2016.
Samoa ranks 64th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.606 | — |
| 2001 | 0.4402 | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4643 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6121 | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5286 | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4152 | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3504 | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3994 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3297 | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7092 | +115.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6157 | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 0.403 | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4136 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3956 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2638 | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3366 | +27.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2536 | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3506 | +38.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4477 | +27.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.4477 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6174, 73% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.4477 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6487, 69% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4855 | 0.3297 | 0.7092 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3867 | 0.2536 | 0.6157 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 61 Uganda 0.5003 compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 0.4931 compare
- 63 Bangladesh 0.4907 compare
- 65 North Macedonia 0.4424 compare
- 66 Pakistan 0.4046 compare
- 67 Armenia 0.3911 compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Samoa?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Samoa was 0.4477 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7092 in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2536 in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Samoa ranks 64th out of 116 countries with data for 2018.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.