Kenya vs Nigeria: IMF holdings of currency, SDR
Kenya
2.02 billion
in 2025
Nigeria
2.28 billion
in 2025
Kenya rank
44th
Nigeria rank
43rd
IMF holdings of currency, SDR over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.28 billion against 2.02 billion in Kenya, a difference of 258.78 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 194 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 11.19 million | 42.48 million | 31.30 million | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 86.75 million | 139.98 million | 53.23 million | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 421.72 million | 706.19 million | 284.47 million | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 209.94 million | 1.24 billion | 1.03 billion | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 258.71 million | 1.75 billion | 1.49 billion | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 366.77 million | 1.96 billion | 1.60 billion | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.40 billion | 3.92 billion | 2.52 billion | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.28 billion against 2.02 billion in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 258.78 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 43rd 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.