Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zambia: SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0072 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.0769 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0769 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0697 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 10.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 2 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1970s | 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP | 0.009 units per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0514 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0442 units per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sdrs holdings, sdr, per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0769 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 Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
- 0.0697 units per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for sdrs holdings, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 2 groups.
- 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.