What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?

0.113 units per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Suriname: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.0103 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Suriname

0.1233 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

1st

Suriname rank

1st

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

Sub-Saharan Africa
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.1233 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.113 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Suriname's figure about 12.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 2 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0075 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0075 units per US$ of GDP	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	0.0127 units per US$ of GDP	0.0053 units per US$ of GDP	0.0073 units per US$ of GDP	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	0.0246 units per US$ of GDP	0.0508 units per US$ of GDP	0.0262 units per US$ of GDP	Suriname
1990s	0.0181 units per US$ of GDP	0.1035 units per US$ of GDP	0.0855 units per US$ of GDP	Suriname
2000s	0.0139 units per US$ of GDP	0.0554 units per US$ of GDP	0.0416 units per US$ of GDP	Suriname
2010s	0.0071 units per US$ of GDP	0.0296 units per US$ of GDP	0.0225 units per US$ of GDP	Suriname
2020s	0.0123 units per US$ of GDP	0.0814 units per US$ of GDP	0.0691 units per US$ of GDP	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.1233 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?: 0.113 units per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 2 groups.
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.