Kenya vs Portugal: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Kenya
8.72 billion SDR
in 2025
Portugal
7.42 billion SDR
in 2025
Kenya rank
68th
Portugal rank
71st
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Kenya
- Portugal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 8.72 billion SDR against 7.42 billion SDR in Portugal, a difference of 1.30 billion SDR.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Kenya ranks 68th and Portugal ranks 71st of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.90 million SDR | 477.60 million SDR | 397.70 million SDR | Portugal |
| 1970s | 226.07 million SDR | 701.04 million SDR | 474.97 million SDR | Portugal |
| 1980s | 264.24 million SDR | 1.80 billion SDR | 1.54 billion SDR | Portugal |
| 1990s | 328.37 million SDR | 10.82 billion SDR | 10.49 billion SDR | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.33 billion SDR | 3.35 billion SDR | 2.03 billion SDR | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.72 billion SDR | 3.09 billion SDR | 1.63 billion SDR | Kenya |
| 2020s | 6.47 billion SDR | 4.55 billion SDR | 1.92 billion SDR | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Kenya or Portugal?
- Kenya, at 8.72 billion SDR against 7.42 billion SDR in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Kenya and Portugal?
- 1.30 billion SDR, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Portugal rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Kenya ranks 68th and Portugal ranks 71st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International Liquidity (IL) 2026 April