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

Nigeria
161.94 US dollar per person
in 2025
United States
139.35 US dollar per person
in 2025
Nigeria rank
138th
United States rank
141st

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

  • Nigeria
  • United States
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 161.94 US dollar per person against 139.35 US dollar per person in United States, a difference of 22.59 US dollar per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 138th and United States ranks 141st of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States Difference Ahead
2000s 279.42 US dollar per person 148.06 US dollar per person 131.36 US dollar per person Nigeria
2010s 179.64 US dollar per person 139.63 US dollar per person 40.01 US dollar per person Nigeria
2020s 145.87 US dollar per person 121.67 US dollar per person 24.2 US dollar per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities), Nigeria or United States?
Nigeria, at 161.94 US dollar per person against 139.35 US dollar per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) between Nigeria and United States?
22.59 US dollar per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
Nigeria ranks 138th and United States ranks 141st 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.