Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita

Norway
242.26 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.75 units per person
in 2025
Norway rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita over time

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 242.26 units per person against 1.75 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 240.51 units per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 138.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 10.74 units per person 0.3281 units per person 10.41 units per person Norway
1970s 29.42 units per person 0.5415 units per person 28.88 units per person Norway
1980s 109.26 units per person 0.4881 units per person 108.77 units per person Norway
1990s 182.19 units per person 0.2796 units per person 181.91 units per person Norway
2000s 123.21 units per person 0.206 units per person 123 units per person Norway
2010s 111.27 units per person 0.9649 units per person 110.31 units per person Norway
2020s 250.81 units per person 1.86 units per person 248.95 units per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Norway, at 242.26 units per person against 1.75 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa?
240.51 units per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita?
Norway ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,362 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve tranche position, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.