Ghana vs South Africa: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP

Ghana
0.0057 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0056 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana rank
110th
South Africa rank
113th

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

  • Ghana
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 113th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0444 units per US$ of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP 0.0344 units per US$ of GDP Ghana
1970s 0.0407 units per US$ of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP 0.0306 units per US$ of GDP Ghana
1980s 0.1087 units per US$ of GDP 0.0134 units per US$ of GDP 0.0953 units per US$ of GDP Ghana
1990s 0.0522 units per US$ of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP 0.0417 units per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.0387 units per US$ of GDP 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP 0.03 units per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp, Ghana or South Africa?
Ghana, at 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Ghana and South Africa?
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 113th 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.