IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP by country
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
0.1233 units per US$ of GDP
Suriname
Lowest
0.0011 units per US$ of GDP
China
Median
0.0066 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
10,803
What the numbers show
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 0.1233 units per US$ of GDP in Suriname; the lowest is 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP in China.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 108.
Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 1,749.9%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 94.9%).
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 0.1233 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 586.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Argentina | 0.0658 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1,749.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Ecuador | 0.0604 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1,739.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Ukraine | 0.057 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Seychelles | 0.047 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Burundi | 0.0445 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Liberia | 0.0431 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Barbados | 0.0426 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 293.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 0.0362 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Venezuela | 0.0348 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Zambia | 0.0339 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Tuvalu | 0.033 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 13 | Jordan | 0.0312 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Moldova | 0.0285 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Kiribati | 0.0281 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 0.0278 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Gabon | 0.0265 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 148.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Angola | 0.0258 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 566.0% | volatile |
| 19 | San Marino | 0.0243 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Libya | 0.0242 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 232.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.0228 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 47.7% | falling |
| 23 | Yemen | 0.0225 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 147.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Lesotho | 0.0221 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 0.0218 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 661.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 0.0216 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Senegal | 0.0206 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Gambia | 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0196 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 225.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Lebanon | 0.0195 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 305.2% | rising |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 130.4% | falling |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 0.018 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 162.9% | rising |
| 33 | Brunei | 0.0177 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 0.0167 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 219.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Jamaica | 0.0161 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Dominica | 0.0159 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Namibia | 0.0158 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Serbia | 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Tonga | 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0151 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 484.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Kenya | 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 303.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Tunisia | 0.0148 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0148 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 311.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 0.0148 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 47 | Georgia | 0.0142 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Eswatini | 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Andorra | 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | — | rising |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0133 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Bahamas | 0.0132 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Palau | 0.0129 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Mauritania | 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Somalia | 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 57 | El Salvador | 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Syria | 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Nauru | 0.012 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 60 | Honduras | 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Fiji | 0.0118 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Cameroon | 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 64 | East Timor | 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Samoa | 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Madagascar | 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Grenada | 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Togo | 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Sudan | 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0097 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 0.0097 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 47.8% | falling |
| 75 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Malawi | 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Kuwait | 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Mozambique | 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 81 | Congo | 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Rwanda | 0.0086 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Iran | 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Comoros | 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 86 | Nigeria | 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Eritrea | 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Lucia | 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Botswana | 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Belarus | 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Guyana | 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Hungary | 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Greece | 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea | 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Myanmar | 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Iceland | 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritius | 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Belgium | 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 100 | Cape Verde | 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 101 | Croatia | 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Armenia | 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Chad | 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Belize | 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Uganda | 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Djibouti | 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Malaysia | 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Ghana | 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Latvia | 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Finland | 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 113 | South Africa | 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 114 | Denmark | 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 115 | Slovenia | 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 116 | Iraq | 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Cyprus | 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Bahrain | 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 169.3% | rising |
| 119 | Norway | 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Japan | 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Mali | 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Algeria | 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Laos | 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Austria | 0.005 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 126 | Montenegro | 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Mongolia | 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Niger | 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Sweden | 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 130 | Netherlands | 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 131 | Slovakia | 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Singapore | 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Albania | 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Malta | 0.0045 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Haiti | 0.0045 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Bhutan | 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 137 | France | 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 138 | Portugal | 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Italy | 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Romania | 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Czechia | 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Thailand | 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Morocco | 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Switzerland | 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Turkmenistan | 0.004 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Germany | 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Estonia | 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Tanzania | 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Uzbekistan | 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Uruguay | 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 152 | United Kingdom | 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Oman | 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Spain | 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Russia | 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Chile | 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Panama | 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Mexico | 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Brazil | 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 160 | New Zealand | 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Ireland | 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Canada | 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 163 | Burkina Faso | 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Lithuania | 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 165 | South Korea | 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Colombia | 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Bolivia | 0.0033 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Dominican Republic | 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Paraguay | 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Kazakhstan | 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Philippines | 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Nepal | 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Guatemala | 0.003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Cambodia | 0.003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Peru | 0.003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Poland | 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Turkey | 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Ethiopia | 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Australia | 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Indonesia | 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Qatar | 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 183 | India | 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Israel | 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Vietnam | 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Maldives | 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 187 | United States | 0.002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 188 | China | 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 39.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP
- World 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IMF holdings of currency, 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.