What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Taiwan?

Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Taiwan was 1.91 in 2016, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Taiwan?

The highest recorded value was 1.98 in 2009.

What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Taiwan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7673 in 2000.

How does Taiwan rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?

Taiwan ranks 8th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.

Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Taiwan?

Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Taiwan 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.

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Taiwan

Name: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Taiwan
Creator: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Taiwan: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 1.91 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)

1.91

Change on year

up 5.2%

World rank

8th

of 116 countries

All-time high

1.98

in 2009

All-time low

0.7673

in 2000

Years of data

2000–2016

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Taiwan, 2000–2016

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 1.91 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2016.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Taiwan peaked at 1.98 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7673, in 2000.

That places Taiwan 8th out of 116 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.34	0.7673	1.98	10
2010s	1.58	1.35	1.91	7

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Taiwan?: Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Taiwan was 1.91 in 2016, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Taiwan?: The highest recorded value was 1.98 in 2009.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Taiwan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7673 in 2000.
How does Taiwan rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?: Taiwan ranks 8th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Taiwan?: Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Taiwan 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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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
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.