Panama vs South Africa: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita
Panama
83.42 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
69.91 units per person
in 2025
Panama rank
79th
South Africa rank
82nd
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita over time
- Panama
- South Africa
How they compare
Panama currently reports 83.42 units per person against 69.91 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 13.51 units per person.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Panama ranks 79th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970s | 2.17 units per person | 1.21 units per person | 0.9655 units per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.9936 units per person | 0.9172 units per person | 0.0764 units per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.33 units per person | 0.7866 units per person | 0.5401 units per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 4.98 units per person | 7.55 units per person | 2.57 units per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 39.45 units per person | 30.01 units per person | 9.44 units per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 84.21 units per person | 62.75 units per person | 21.46 units per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita, Panama or South Africa?
- Panama, at 83.42 units per person against 69.91 units per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita between Panama and South Africa?
- 13.51 units per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Panama ranks 79th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.