IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita was 23.52 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 23.52 units per person for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 31.87 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6949 units per person, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7099 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.806 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1962 | 0.6949 units per person | -13.8% |
| 1963 | 0.927 units per person | +33.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9897 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 1.13 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1966 | 2.27 units per person | +101.5% |
| 1967 | 2.46 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 2.59 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 2.38 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 3.42 units per person | +43.7% |
| 1971 | 3.95 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1972 | 4 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 4.26 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 5.05 units per person | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 5.85 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 7.56 units per person | +29.1% |
| 1977 | 8.09 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 10.64 units per person | +31.5% |
| 1979 | 10.59 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 13.13 units per person | +24.0% |
| 1981 | 14.81 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 18.5 units per person | +24.9% |
| 1983 | 22.16 units per person | +19.8% |
| 1984 | 21.45 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 23.87 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 24.2 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 24.6 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 21.82 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 18.68 units per person | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 18.65 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 17.4 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 19.93 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 20.35 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 21.1 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 19.74 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 18.48 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 16.08 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 15.52 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 19.29 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 17.89 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 16.68 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 17.74 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 18.83 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 19.18 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 16.95 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 17.34 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 17.74 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 17.23 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 17.33 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.55 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 16.43 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.3 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.51 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 13.69 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 12.42 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 19.65 units per person | +58.3% |
| 2017 | 20.74 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 20.74 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.82 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.68 units per person | +47.4% |
| 2021 | 31.87 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 30.38 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 29.6 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 25.33 units per person | -14.4% |
| 2025 | 23.52 units per person | -7.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +101.5% | 1.13 units per person | 2.27 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 units per person | 0.6949 units per person | 2.59 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.34 units per person | 3.42 units per person | 10.64 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.32 units per person | 13.13 units per person | 24.6 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.66 units per person | 15.52 units per person | 21.1 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.69 units per person | 16.68 units per person | 19.18 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.29 units per person | 12.42 units per person | 20.82 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.56 units per person | 23.52 units per person | 31.87 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 San Marino 1,975 units per person compare
- 2 Luxembourg 1,951 units per person compare
- 3 Barbados 1,654 units per person compare
- 4 Argentina 1,343 units per person compare
- 5 Seychelles 1,251 units per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita 18.87 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 17.18 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 25.84 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 23.52 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 31.87 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6949 units per person in 1962.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.