Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.3253 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3253
Change on year
up 24.5%
World rank
72nd
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.5731
in 2010
All-time low
0.104
in 2022
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sri Lanka, 2006–2024

0.10.20.30.40.50.62006201520242006: 0.3062007: 0.3442008: 0.2012009: 0.5212010: 0.5732011: 0.3542012: 0.3822013: 0.4162014: 0.4232015: 0.3852016: 0.3142017: 0.382018: 0.312019: 0.3832020: 0.3532021: 0.1522022: 0.1042023: 0.2612024: 0.325

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.3253 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.5% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5731 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.104, in 2022.

Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3428 0.2006 0.5212 4
2010s 0.3921 0.3103 0.5731 10
2020s 0.2391 0.104 0.353 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 69 Honduras 0.3593 compare
  2. 70 Zambia 0.3532 compare
  3. 71 Tunisia 0.353 compare
  4. 73 Pakistan 0.324 compare
  5. 74 Sierra Leone 0.3199
  6. 75 Hungary 0.3169 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sri Lanka?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sri Lanka was 0.3253 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5731 in 2010.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.104 in 2022.
How does Sri Lanka rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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

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, 3,278 data points, 1991–2024
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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.