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

Benin
0.0167 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia
0.0158 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
34th
Namibia rank
37th

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

  • Benin
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0167 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0158 units per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 34th and Namibia ranks 37th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0211 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0.0211 units per US$ of GDP Benin
1990s 0.0192 units per US$ of GDP 0.0245 units per US$ of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP 0.0245 units per US$ of GDP 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP 0.0129 units per US$ of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP 0.025 units per US$ of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP Namibia

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 Namibia?
Benin, at 0.0167 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0158 units per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Benin and Namibia?
0.0009 units per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Namibia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Benin and Namibia rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 34th and Namibia ranks 37th 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.