Eritrea vs Ethiopia: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita
Eritrea
4.41 units per person
in 2025
Ethiopia
2.61 units per person
in 2025
Eritrea rank
186th
Ethiopia rank
189th
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 4.41 units per person against 2.61 units per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.8 units per person.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 186th and Ethiopia ranks 189th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0.4781 units per person | 0.4781 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0.847 units per person | 0.847 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 3.29 units per person | 3.29 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.89 units per person | 1.61 units per person | 1.28 units per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 6.19 units per person | 1.65 units per person | 4.54 units per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 5.14 units per person | 1.92 units per person | 3.22 units per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 4.62 units per person | 4.59 units per person | 0.0359 units per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
- Eritrea, at 4.41 units per person against 2.61 units per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 1.8 units per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 186th and Ethiopia ranks 189th 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.