Lesotho vs Zambia: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US)
Lesotho
0.0799 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.1054 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
3rd
Zambia rank
1st
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.1054 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.0799 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0255 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Zambia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 1st of 160 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0018 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.001 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0044 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0192 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0448 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0693 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us), Lesotho or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.1054 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.0799 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 0.0255 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 1st of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.