How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Jamaica?

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Jamaica: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP

Benin

0.0229 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Jamaica

0.022 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Benin rank

34th

Jamaica rank

35th

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time

Benin
Jamaica

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0229 units per US$ of GDP against 0.022 units per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP.

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

Benin ranks 34th and Jamaica ranks 35th of 189 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	0.0138 units per US$ of GDP	0.0125 units per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
1970s	0.0112 units per US$ of GDP	0.0583 units per US$ of GDP	0.0472 units per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
1980s	0.0248 units per US$ of GDP	0.2406 units per US$ of GDP	0.2157 units per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
1990s	0.0272 units per US$ of GDP	0.0957 units per US$ of GDP	0.0686 units per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2000s	0.015 units per US$ of GDP	0.0384 units per US$ of GDP	0.0234 units per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2010s	0.0092 units per US$ of GDP	0.0797 units per US$ of GDP	0.0705 units per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2020s	0.0227 units per US$ of GDP	0.0593 units per US$ of GDP	0.0366 units per US$ of GDP	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp, Benin or Jamaica?: Benin, at 0.0229 units per US$ of GDP against 0.022 units per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Benin and Jamaica?: 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Jamaica?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Jamaica rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?: Benin ranks 34th and Jamaica ranks 35th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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, US dollar, 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: 04 October 2026

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.