Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in United States
United States: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.0777 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in United States, 1991–2024
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in United States stood at 0.0777.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in United States peaked at 0.1651 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0371, in 2006.
United States ranks 107th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1127 | 0.0715 | 0.1651 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0557 | 0.0371 | 0.086 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0592 | 0.0505 | 0.0708 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0802 | 0.064 | 0.0947 | 5 |
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More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in United States?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in United States was 0.0777 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1651 in 1991.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0371 in 2006.
- How does United States rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- United States ranks 107th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.