What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Iraq and South Africa?

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

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

Iraq

0.0054 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

South Africa

0.0056 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Iraq rank

116th

South Africa rank

113th

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

Iraq
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Iraq ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 113th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0156 units per US$ of GDP	0.01 units per US$ of GDP	0.0056 units per US$ of GDP	Iraq
1970s	0.0129 units per US$ of GDP	0.0101 units per US$ of GDP	0.0028 units per US$ of GDP	Iraq
1980s	0.0071 units per US$ of GDP	0.0134 units per US$ of GDP	0.0063 units per US$ of GDP	South Africa
1990s	0.2914 units per US$ of GDP	0.0104 units per US$ of GDP	0.2809 units per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2000s	0.0173 units per US$ of GDP	0.0087 units per US$ of GDP	0.0086 units per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2010s	0.0129 units per US$ of GDP	0.0054 units per US$ of GDP	0.0075 units per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2020s	0.0067 units per US$ of GDP	0.0117 units per US$ of GDP	0.005 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, Iraq or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Iraq and South Africa?: 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?: Iraq ranks 116th 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: 03 October 2026

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.