Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Reserve tranche position, US dollar
Canada
3.90 billion
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.31 billion
in 2025
Canada rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th
Reserve tranche position, US dollar over time
- Canada
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.90 billion against 2.31 billion in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.59 billion.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 45.00 million | 11.01 million | 34.00 million | Canada |
| 1950s | 87.26 million | 24.27 million | 62.99 million | Canada |
| 1960s | 223.62 million | 87.49 million | 136.13 million | Canada |
| 1970s | 431.40 million | 177.35 million | 254.05 million | Canada |
| 1980s | 490.69 million | 205.39 million | 285.30 million | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.32 billion | 165.93 million | 1.16 billion | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.24 billion | 158.00 million | 2.09 billion | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.28 billion | 1.03 billion | 1.25 billion | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.15 billion | 2.31 billion | 1.84 billion | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve tranche position, us dollar, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Canada, at 3.90 billion against 2.31 billion in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve tranche position, us dollar between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.59 billion, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for reserve tranche position, us dollar?
- Canada ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserve tranche position, US dollar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.