Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sweden
Sweden: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.2806 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sweden, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sweden is 0.2806, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sweden peaked at 0.46 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1541, in 2008.
Sweden ranks 80th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3727 | — |
| 1992 | 0.46 | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 0.454 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4576 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3792 | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2909 | -23.3% |
| 1997 | 0.168 | -42.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2094 | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 0.222 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2058 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2211 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2567 | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2375 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2234 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2008 | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1964 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1782 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1541 | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3591 | +133.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2878 | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2499 | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2776 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3775 | +36.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3567 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3901 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3894 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3705 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3257 | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3113 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3385 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2937 | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2816 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.273 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2748 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2806 | +2.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.2806 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.2806 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +133.0% | 0.1541 | 0.3591 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3349 | 0.168 | 0.46 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2233 | 0.1541 | 0.3591 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3337 | 0.2499 | 0.3901 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2904 | 0.273 | 0.3385 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sweden?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sweden was 0.2806 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 in 1992.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1541 in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Sweden ranks 80th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.