Kenya vs Malawi: Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP

Kenya
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya rank
149th
Malawi rank
147th

Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP over time

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Kenya ranks 149th and Malawi ranks 147th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve tranche position, sdr, per unit of gdp, Kenya or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve tranche position, sdr, per unit of gdp between Kenya and Malawi?
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for reserve tranche position, sdr, per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 149th and Malawi ranks 147th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve tranche position, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.