Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita
Seychelles
913.41 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
17.18 units per person
in 2025
Seychelles rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita over time
- Seychelles
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 913.41 units per person against 17.18 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 896.23 units per person.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 53.2 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.
Seychelles ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 1.5 units per person | 1.5 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 5.06 units per person | 5.28 units per person | 0.214 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 38.68 units per person | 17.21 units per person | 21.47 units per person | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 68.95 units per person | 13.22 units per person | 55.74 units per person | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 125.74 units per person | 12.19 units per person | 113.55 units per person | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 430.47 units per person | 11.97 units per person | 418.5 units per person | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 885.09 units per person | 20.93 units per person | 864.17 units per person | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Seychelles, at 913.41 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 Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 896.23 units per person, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 5th 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.