Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.3199 in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
0.3199
Change on year
down 25.5%
World rank
76th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.4296
in 2007
All-time low
0.1588
in 2001
Years of data
9
2000–2008

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sierra Leone, 2000–2008

00.10.20.30.42000200420082000: 0.1852001: 0.1592002: 0.3042003: 0.1942004: 0.3232005: 0.3932006: 0.3362007: 0.432008: 0.32

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.3199 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2008.

The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4296 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1588, in 2001.

That places Sierra Leone 76th out of 116 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sierra Leone, 2000 to 2008.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1845 —
2001 0.1588 -13.9%
2002 0.304 +91.5%
2003 0.1938 -36.2%
2004 0.3227 +66.5%
2005 0.3926 +21.7%
2006 0.3363 -14.3%
2007 0.4296 +27.7%
2008 0.3199 -25.5%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0.3199 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5003, 64% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0.3199 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6257, 51% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 73 Honduras 0.3593 compare
  2. 74 Zambia 0.3532 compare
  3. 75 Georgia 0.3292 compare
  4. 77 Sri Lanka 0.3194
  5. 78 Tunisia 0.3046 compare
  6. 79 Myanmar 0.2956 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sierra Leone?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sierra Leone was 0.3199 in 2008, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.4296 in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1588 in 2001.
How does Sierra Leone rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Sierra Leone ranks 76th out of 116 countries with data for 2008.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.