How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Libya: Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP

Lesotho

0.0069 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Libya

0.0116 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Lesotho rank

5th

Libya rank

2nd

Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time

Lesotho
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0047 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	0.0053 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0045 units per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
1980s	0.004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0091 units per US$ of GDP	0.0051 units per US$ of GDP	Libya
1990s	0.0049 units per US$ of GDP	0.0147 units per US$ of GDP	0.0098 units per US$ of GDP	Libya
2000s	0.0041 units per US$ of GDP	0.0143 units per US$ of GDP	0.0102 units per US$ of GDP	Libya
2010s	0.0044 units per US$ of GDP	0.0076 units per US$ of GDP	0.0032 units per US$ of GDP	Libya
2020s	0.0076 units per US$ of GDP	0.0127 units per US$ of GDP	0.0051 units per US$ of GDP	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve tranche position, us dollar, per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Libya?: Libya, at 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve tranche position, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Libya?: 0.0047 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, us dollar, 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, US dollar, 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, US dollar, 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: 03 September 2026

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