Barbados vs Sub-Saharan Africa: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita
Barbados
1,208 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
17.18 units per person
in 2025
Barbados rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita over time
- Barbados
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1,208 units per person against 17.18 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,191 units per person.
That makes Barbados's figure about 70.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Barbados ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 1.5 units per person | 1.5 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 48.15 units per person | 5.28 units per person | 42.88 units per person | Barbados |
| 1980s | 194.72 units per person | 17.21 units per person | 177.5 units per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 234.71 units per person | 13.22 units per person | 221.5 units per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 232.66 units per person | 12.19 units per person | 220.46 units per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 300.3 units per person | 11.97 units per person | 288.33 units per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1,404 units per person | 20.93 units per person | 1,383 units per person | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita, Barbados or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Barbados, at 1,208 units per person against 17.18 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita between Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1,191 units per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.