Libya vs Sierra Leone: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP

Libya
0.0332 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.0381 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
19th
Sierra Leone rank
16th

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

  • Libya
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0381 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0332 units per US$ of GDP in Libya, a difference of 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP 0.0225 units per US$ of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP 0.0626 units per US$ of GDP 0.0591 units per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP 0.1522 units per US$ of GDP 0.1431 units per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0224 units per US$ of GDP 0.1791 units per US$ of GDP 0.1567 units per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0265 units per US$ of GDP 0.0814 units per US$ of GDP 0.055 units per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 0.022 units per US$ of GDP 0.0344 units per US$ of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0363 units per US$ of GDP 0.0407 units per US$ of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone

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, Libya or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0381 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0332 units per US$ of GDP in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Libya and Sierra Leone?
0.0049 units per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sierra Leone?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Libya and Sierra Leone rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
Libya ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th 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

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.