Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita
Botswana
57.52 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
59.29 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
106th
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 59.29 units per person against 57.52 units per person in Botswana, a difference of 1.77 units per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.494 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.494 units per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 6.82 units per person | 6.5 units per person | 0.3166 units per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 6.53 units per person | 20.97 units per person | 14.44 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 11.92 units per person | 27.45 units per person | 15.53 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 26.02 units per person | 25.99 units per person | 0.0301 units per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 44.47 units per person | 16.65 units per person | 27.82 units per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 59.19 units per person | 36.14 units per person | 23.05 units per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 59.29 units per person against 57.52 units per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.77 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd 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.