Egypt vs Lesotho: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP

Egypt
0.0218 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho
0.0221 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Egypt rank
25th
Lesotho rank
24th

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

  • Egypt
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0221 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0218 units per US$ of GDP in Egypt, a difference of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 24th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0386 units per US$ of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP 0.0342 units per US$ of GDP Egypt
1970s 0.028 units per US$ of GDP 0.0374 units per US$ of GDP 0.0094 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP 0.0333 units per US$ of GDP 0.0177 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP 0.0234 units per US$ of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0252 units per US$ of GDP 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.0118 units per US$ of GDP 0.0176 units per US$ of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.0318 units per US$ of GDP 0.0315 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp, Egypt or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.0221 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0218 units per US$ of GDP in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Egypt and Lesotho?
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
Egypt ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 24th 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.