Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Singapore
Singapore: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 1.03 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Singapore stood at 1.03.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Singapore peaked at 1.44 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7729, in 2008.
Singapore ranks 20th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8384 | — |
| 1992 | 0.9071 | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.909 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.827 | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7793 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8167 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8999 | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 1.22 | +35.1% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 1.19 | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 1.21 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.18 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.958 | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8675 | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8832 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7729 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9141 | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.82 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8124 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8811 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8947 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.13 | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 1.21 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 1.13 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.44 | +38.9% |
| 2021 | 1.36 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7951 | -41.6% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | +34.8% |
| 2024 | 1.09 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 1.03 | -5.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.03 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 4.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.03 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6487, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.927 | 0.7793 | 1.22 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.7729 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.989 | 0.8124 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 0.7951 | 1.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Singapore?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Singapore was 1.03 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7729 in 2008.
- How does Singapore rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Singapore ranks 20th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.