Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP
Libya
0.0085 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0008 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP over time
- Libya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 11.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 0.007 units per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.01 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 units per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 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, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Libya, at 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve tranche position, sdr, per unit of gdp between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for reserve tranche position, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Libya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.