Luxembourg vs Sub-Saharan Africa: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita
Luxembourg
1,425 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
17.18 units per person
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita over time
- Luxembourg
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1,425 units per person against 17.18 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,408 units per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 83.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.4 units per person | 1.5 units per person | 35.9 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 44.05 units per person | 5.28 units per person | 38.77 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 150.86 units per person | 17.21 units per person | 133.65 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 276.78 units per person | 13.22 units per person | 263.56 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 465.99 units per person | 12.19 units per person | 453.8 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1,106 units per person | 11.97 units per person | 1,094 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1,504 units per person | 20.93 units per person | 1,483 units per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita, Luxembourg or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Luxembourg, at 1,425 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 Luxembourg and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1,408 units per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd 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.