Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.2074 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in United Kingdom, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in United Kingdom is 0.2074, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in United Kingdom peaked at 0.2836 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0875, in 2008.
That places United Kingdom 90th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2105 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1747 | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1838 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1856 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1632 | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1433 | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1086 | -24.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1046 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1272 | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1381 | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1299 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.143 | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1314 | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.123 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1047 | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.096 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1104 | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0875 | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1393 | +59.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1497 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1457 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1553 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1621 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1637 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2227 | +36.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2086 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2234 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.241 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2419 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2836 | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2593 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1991 | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2084 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1956 | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2074 | +6.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.2074 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 87% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.2074 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1557 | 0.1046 | 0.2105 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1203 | 0.0875 | 0.143 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1914 | 0.1457 | 0.2419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2255 | 0.1956 | 0.2836 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in United Kingdom?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in United Kingdom was 0.2074 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2836 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0875 in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- United Kingdom ranks 90th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.