Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in United States
United States: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.0794 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in United States, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in United States stood at 0.0794.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 49.7% 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 108th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1651 | — |
| 1992 | 0.137 | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1301 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1156 | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1218 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0975 | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.082 | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0939 | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0715 | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0563 | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0606 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0693 | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0704 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0614 | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0402 | -34.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0371 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0378 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0384 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.086 | +124.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0708 | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0684 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0672 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0651 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0562 | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.053 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0542 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0535 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0505 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.053 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.064 | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0947 | +48.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0801 | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0847 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0777 | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0794 | +2.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0794 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 33% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in United States 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 | +124.0% | 0.0384 | 0.086 |
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 | 0.0801 | 0.064 | 0.0947 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 0.0794 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 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 108th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. 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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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.