Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.3199 in 2008. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sierra Leone, 2000–2008
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
| 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
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
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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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.