Ecuador vs Sub-Saharan Africa: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP
Ecuador
0.0604 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0103 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ecuador rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP over time
- Ecuador
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.0604 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0501 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 5.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0219 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0141 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0122 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0562 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0439 units per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp, Ecuador or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ecuador, at 0.0604 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0501 units per US$ of GDP, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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.