Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in South Asia
South Asia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.8808 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in South Asia, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in South Asia is 0.8808, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in South Asia peaked at 1.49 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3461, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3461 | — |
| 1992 | 0.3977 | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6041 | +51.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8493 | +40.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6186 | -27.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6178 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6422 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6808 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7242 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7567 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9185 | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 1.19 | +29.8% |
| 2003 | 1.34 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 1.23 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8992 | -26.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9147 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7369 | -33.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +41.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8138 | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6076 | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5891 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.624 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6833 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8703 | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9611 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.888 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7487 | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9093 | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 1.49 | +64.3% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | -29.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7463 | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8918 | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8528 | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8808 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.609 | 0.3461 | 0.8493 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.01 | 0.7369 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7695 | 0.5891 | 0.9611 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.987 | 0.7463 | 1.49 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More reference data data for South Asia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 104.67 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 248.87 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 249.65 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 17.64 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 33.83 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in South Asia?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in South Asia was 0.8808 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3461 in 1991.
- How does South Asia rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- South Asia ranks 7th out of 10 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.