Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP

Kenya
0.0204 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0207 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th

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

  • Kenya
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0293 units per US$ of GDP 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP 0.0183 units per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.0716 units per US$ of GDP 0.0436 units per US$ of GDP 0.0279 units per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0323 units per US$ of GDP 0.0759 units per US$ of GDP 0.0436 units per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.0197 units per US$ of GDP 0.0928 units per US$ of GDP 0.073 units per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP 0.0515 units per US$ of GDP 0.044 units per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0161 units per US$ of GDP 0.0323 units per US$ of GDP 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe

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, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th 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
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Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.