Lesotho vs Libya: Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP
Lesotho
0.005 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya
0.0085 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
5th
Libya rank
2nd
Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP against 0.005 units per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.7 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Lesotho ranks 5th and Libya ranks 2nd of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP | 0.01 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 units per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve tranche position, sdr, per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP against 0.005 units per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve tranche position, sdr, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Libya?
- 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Libya rank globally for reserve tranche position, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 5th and Libya ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.