Benin vs Jamaica: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP

Benin
0.0167 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica
0.0161 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
34th
Jamaica rank
35th

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP over time

  • Benin
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0167 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0161 units per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Benin ranks 34th and Jamaica ranks 35th of 189 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1970s 0.0095 units per US$ of GDP 0.0476 units per US$ of GDP 0.0382 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1980s 0.0211 units per US$ of GDP 0.2069 units per US$ of GDP 0.1859 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1990s 0.0192 units per US$ of GDP 0.0678 units per US$ of GDP 0.0486 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP 0.0266 units per US$ of GDP 0.0161 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP 0.0548 units per US$ of GDP 0.0484 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP 0.043 units per US$ of GDP 0.0262 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp, Benin or Jamaica?
Benin, at 0.0167 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0161 units per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Benin and Jamaica?
0.0006 units per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Jamaica?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Jamaica rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 34th and Jamaica ranks 35th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.