Kenya vs South Africa: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita
Kenya
35.12 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
37.05 units per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
122nd
South Africa rank
119th
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 37.05 units per person against 35.12 units per person in Kenya, a difference of 1.93 units per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 122nd and South Africa ranks 119th of 190 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 units per person | 6.45 units per person | 5.37 units per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 6.25 units per person | 15.35 units per person | 9.1 units per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 22.33 units per person | 33.04 units per person | 10.72 units per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 8.08 units per person | 36.18 units per person | 28.1 units per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 7.37 units per person | 37.91 units per person | 30.54 units per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 7.76 units per person | 37.55 units per person | 29.78 units per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 25.22 units per person | 73.09 units per person | 47.87 units per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita, Kenya or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 37.05 units per person against 35.12 units per person in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita between Kenya and South Africa?
- 1.93 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 122nd and South Africa ranks 119th 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.