Somalia vs Syria: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP
Somalia
0.0126 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Syria
0.0124 units per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Somalia rank
56th
Syria rank
58th
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP in Syria, a difference of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 56th and Syria ranks 58th of 189 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0457 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0334 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.1462 units per US$ of GDP | 0.009 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1372 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.1067 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0918 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.041 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0282 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0129 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0216 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0185 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 56th and Syria ranks 58th 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.