Ghana vs Nigeria: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)

Ghana
174.15 US dollar per person
in 2024
Nigeria
161.94 US dollar per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
135th
Nigeria rank
138th

Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) over time

  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
100200300200520152025

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 174.15 US dollar per person against 161.94 US dollar per person in Nigeria, a difference of 12.21 US dollar per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ghana ranks 135th and Nigeria ranks 138th of 164 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 93.46 US dollar per person 300.39 US dollar per person 206.92 US dollar per person Nigeria
2010s 179.27 US dollar per person 179.64 US dollar per person 0.3768 US dollar per person Nigeria
2020s 181.48 US dollar per person 142.65 US dollar per person 38.83 US dollar per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities), Ghana or Nigeria?
Ghana, at 174.15 US dollar per person against 161.94 US dollar per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) between Ghana and Nigeria?
12.21 US dollar per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
Ghana ranks 135th and Nigeria ranks 138th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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
164 places, 4,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.