Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Reserve tranche position, SDR

Italy
3.95 billion
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.69 billion
in 2025
Italy rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th

Reserve tranche position, SDR over time

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B194519852025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 3.95 billion against 1.69 billion in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.26 billion.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Italy ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 194 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1940s 12,000 11.01 million 11.00 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1950s 11.27 million 24.27 million 13.01 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1960s 315.65 million 87.49 million 228.16 million Italy
1970s 173.07 million 152.03 million 21.04 million Italy
1980s 909.99 million 173.29 million 736.70 million Italy
1990s 1.72 billion 117.76 million 1.60 billion Italy
2000s 1.73 billion 108.64 million 1.63 billion Italy
2010s 1.72 billion 736.77 million 983.89 million Italy
2020s 3.89 billion 1.69 billion 2.20 billion Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve tranche position, sdr, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Italy, at 3.95 billion against 1.69 billion in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve tranche position, sdr between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.26 billion, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for reserve tranche position, sdr?
Italy ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Reserve tranche position, SDR. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Reserve tranche position, SDR
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
208 places, 16,199 data points, 1945–2025
Last refreshed

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