Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Small states
Small states: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 4.09 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Small states, 2001–2018
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Small states is 4.09, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 320.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Small states peaked at 4.09 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.43, in 2003.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6099 | — |
| 2002 | 0.4923 | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 0.43 | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6204 | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7227 | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8682 | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | +36.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9737 | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.953 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8202 | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7989 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9215 | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.925 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8469 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8703 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 3.91 | +274.1% |
| 2018 | 4.09 | +4.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +274.1% | 1.05 | 3.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7621 | 0.43 | 1.19 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 0.7989 | 4.09 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More reference data data for Small states
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,829 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 518.05 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 555.01 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.8 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 396,882 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 409,898 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 806,780 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.74 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Small states?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Small states was 4.09 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 in 2003.
- How does Small states rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Small states ranks 2nd out of 10 groups with data for 2018.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 320.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small states 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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About this data
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.