Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Uganda
Uganda: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.5003 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Uganda, 2000–2018
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.5003 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Uganda peaked at 1.01 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5003, in 2018.
That places Uganda 61st out of 116 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6434 | — |
| 2001 | 1.01 | +56.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8996 | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9043 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9197 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7703 | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8189 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8682 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5693 | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7801 | +37.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6128 | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5176 | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6024 | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6783 | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6471 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6101 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.643 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6638 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5003 | -24.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.5003 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5003, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.5003 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6257, 80% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8182 | 0.5693 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6084 | 0.5003 | 0.6783 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Uganda?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Uganda was 0.5003 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2001.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5003 in 2018.
- How does Uganda rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Uganda ranks 61st out of 116 countries with data for 2018.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.