Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Vietnam

Vietnam: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.2344 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2344
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
81st
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.4014
in 2007
All-time low
0.127
in 2011
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Vietnam, 2000–2018

0.10.20.30.42000200920182000: 0.2222001: 0.232002: 0.2122003: 0.252004: 0.2232005: 0.252006: 0.3022007: 0.4012008: 0.3072009: 0.2362010: 0.1472011: 0.1272012: 0.2242013: 0.1972014: 0.2312015: 0.1712016: 0.2092017: 0.232018: 0.234

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 81st 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2634 0.2124 0.4014 10
2010s 0.1967 0.127 0.2344 9

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  3. 80 Latvia 0.2389 compare
  4. 82 El Salvador 0.2317 compare
  5. 83 Malawi 0.2146 compare
  6. 84 Armenia 0.2139 compare

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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 81st 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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Indicator
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 3,278 data points, 1991–2024
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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.