Botswana vs Nigeria: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
Botswana
0.0101 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0107 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
90th
Nigeria rank
87th
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Botswana ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0218 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0142 units per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
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, Botswana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Botswana and Nigeria?
- 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 87th 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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About this data
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.