Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: SDRs holdings, SDR
Italy
21.61 billion
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
15.87 billion
in 2025
Italy rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th
SDRs holdings, SDR over time
- Italy
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 21.61 billion against 15.87 billion in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.73 billion.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Italy ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 212.50 million | 224.26 million | 11.77 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 602.51 million | 163.37 million | 439.14 million | Italy |
| 1990s | 208.48 million | 134.94 million | 73.53 million | Italy |
| 2000s | 742.10 million | 1.10 billion | 354.50 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 5.83 billion | 6.57 billion | 739.69 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 18.75 billion | 15.25 billion | 3.50 billion | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sdrs holdings, sdr, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Italy, at 21.61 billion against 15.87 billion in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sdrs holdings, sdr between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5.73 billion, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for sdrs holdings, sdr?
- Italy ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as SDRs holdings, SDR. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.