India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: IMF holdings of currency, SDR
India
9.64 billion
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
22.70 billion
in 2025
India rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th
IMF holdings of currency, SDR over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 22.70 billion against 9.64 billion in India, a difference of 13.06 billion.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
India ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 257.14 million | 52.76 million | 204.38 million | India |
| 1950s | 495.43 million | 93.05 million | 402.38 million | India |
| 1960s | 913.80 million | 395.45 million | 518.36 million | India |
| 1970s | 1.11 billion | 1.81 billion | 702.22 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 4.02 billion | 7.72 billion | 3.71 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 4.48 billion | 7.78 billion | 3.30 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 3.56 billion | 9.35 billion | 5.79 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 6.97 billion | 12.26 billion | 5.29 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 9.53 billion | 25.95 billion | 16.42 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 22.70 billion against 9.64 billion in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 13.06 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr?
- India ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.