Ghana vs Kenya: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 12.39 billion includes gold, current US$ against 12.12 billion includes gold, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 269.30 million includes gold, current US$.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 78th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.04 million includes gold, current US$ | 83.58 million includes gold, current US$ | 15.46 million includes gold, current US$ | Ghana |
| 1970s | 165.50 million includes gold, current US$ | 303.12 million includes gold, current US$ | 137.62 million includes gold, current US$ | Kenya |
| 1980s | 389.48 million includes gold, current US$ | 363.92 million includes gold, current US$ | 25.57 million includes gold, current US$ | Ghana |
| 1990s | 591.46 million includes gold, current US$ | 503.16 million includes gold, current US$ | 88.30 million includes gold, current US$ | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.66 billion includes gold, current US$ | 2.03 billion includes gold, current US$ | 370.07 million includes gold, current US$ | Kenya |
| 2010s | 6.05 billion includes gold, current US$ | 6.84 billion includes gold, current US$ | 790.46 million includes gold, current US$ | Kenya |
| 2020s | 7.73 billion includes gold, current US$ | 9.26 billion includes gold, current US$ | 1.53 billion includes gold, current US$ | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Ghana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 12.39 billion includes gold, current US$ against 12.12 billion includes gold, current US$ in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Ghana and Kenya?
- 269.30 million includes gold, current US$, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for total reserves?
- Ghana ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 78th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.