Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Vietnam
Vietnam: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.2344 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Vietnam, 2000–2018
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2018, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Vietnam stood at 0.2344.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Vietnam peaked at 0.4014 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.127, in 2011.
Vietnam ranks 84th of 116 countries on this measure, 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.222 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2296 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2124 | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2497 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2231 | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.25 | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3023 | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4014 | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3073 | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2362 | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1473 | -37.6% |
| 2011 | 0.127 | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2238 | +76.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1966 | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.231 | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1707 | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2095 | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2299 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2344 | +1.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.2344 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6174, 38% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.2344 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6487, 36% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2634 | 0.2124 | 0.4014 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1967 | 0.127 | 0.2344 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Vietnam?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Vietnam was 0.2344 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4014 in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.127 in 2011.
- How does Vietnam rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Vietnam ranks 84th out of 116 countries with data for 2018.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.