Burkina Faso vs South Korea: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP
Burkina Faso
0.0035 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea
0.0034 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
163rd
South Korea rank
165th
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Korea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 163rd and South Korea ranks 165th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0134 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0132 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or South Korea?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and South Korea?
- 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Korea rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 163rd and South Korea ranks 165th 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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About this data
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.