Lesotho vs Sub-Saharan Africa: SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP
Lesotho
0.0584 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0072 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0512 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 8.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 189 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1970s | 0.004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 0.002 units per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0146 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0335 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 units per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sdrs holdings, sdr, per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Lesotho, at 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sdrs holdings, sdr, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0512 units per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for sdrs holdings, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as SDRs holdings, SDR, 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
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.