How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Nigeria: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita

Kenya

178.38 US dollar per person

in 2024

Nigeria

192.62 US dollar per person

in 2025

Kenya rank

145th

Nigeria rank

143rd

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 192.62 US dollar per person against 178.38 US dollar per person in Kenya, a difference of 14.24 US dollar per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Nigeria ahead.

Kenya ranks 145th and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 169 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	84.51 US dollar per person	298.92 US dollar per person	214.41 US dollar per person	Nigeria
2010s	145.17 US dollar per person	192.68 US dollar per person	47.51 US dollar per person	Nigeria
2020s	158.87 US dollar per person	167.42 US dollar per person	8.54 US dollar per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 192.62 US dollar per person against 178.38 US dollar per person in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?: 14.24 US dollar per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?: Kenya ranks 145th and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit: US dollar per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 4,399 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 30 August 2026

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, 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.