SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 12.01 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa is 12.01 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 18.04 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.4217 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.5322 units per person | +26.2% |
| 1972 | 0.783 units per person | +47.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6434 units per person | -17.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6606 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7202 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7135 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6416 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6383 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8961 units per person | +40.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6016 units per person | -32.9% |
| 1981 | 1.2 units per person | +100.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6109 units per person | -49.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3756 units per person | -38.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1709 units per person | -54.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1688 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1833 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2177 units per person | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1441 units per person | -33.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1786 units per person | +24.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1501 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.209 units per person | +39.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1502 units per person | -28.1% |
| 1993 | 0.151 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.145 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1886 units per person | +30.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1573 units per person | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1717 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4254 units per person | +147.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4767 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4511 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5132 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5275 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5096 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5128 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4396 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4302 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4191 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4317 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.92 units per person | +1965.8% |
| 2010 | 8.8 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.15 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 7.79 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.74 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 7.25 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 6.77 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 5.13 units per person | -24.3% |
| 2017 | 4.88 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 4.81 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.67 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 6 units per person | +28.3% |
| 2021 | 18.04 units per person | +200.9% |
| 2022 | 13.76 units per person | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 11.69 units per person | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 11.91 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 12.01 units per person | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1965.8% | 0.4317 units per person | 8.92 units per person |
| 2021 | +200.9% | 6 units per person | 18.04 units per person |
| 1998 | +147.8% | 0.1717 units per person | 0.4254 units per person |
| 1981 | +100.1% | 0.6016 units per person | 1.2 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6651 units per person | 0.4217 units per person | 0.8961 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3855 units per person | 0.1441 units per person | 1.2 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2225 units per person | 0.145 units per person | 0.4767 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 units per person | 0.4191 units per person | 8.92 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6 units per person | 4.67 units per person | 8.8 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.24 units per person | 6 units per person | 18.04 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Luxembourg 2,220 units per person compare
- 2 San Marino 1,360 units per person compare
- 3 Andorra 1,130 units per person compare
- 4 Iceland 1,095 units per person compare
- 5 Brunei 1,093 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 sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 12.01 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.04 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. 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 SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR 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
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.