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
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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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.