How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Kenya: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita

Cameroon

132.64 SDR per person

in 2024

Kenya

151.52 SDR per person

in 2025

Cameroon rank

147th

Kenya rank

144th

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time

Cameroon
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 151.52 SDR per person against 132.64 SDR per person in Cameroon, a difference of 18.88 SDR per person.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 147th and Kenya ranks 144th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.39 SDR per person	7.65 SDR per person	2.26 SDR per person	Kenya
1970s	5.79 SDR per person	16.6 SDR per person	10.81 SDR per person	Kenya
1980s	8.71 SDR per person	14.26 SDR per person	5.56 SDR per person	Kenya
1990s	0.5528 SDR per person	12.02 SDR per person	11.46 SDR per person	Kenya
2000s	54.31 SDR per person	36.48 SDR per person	17.83 SDR per person	Cameroon
2010s	100.75 SDR per person	100.15 SDR per person	0.6002 SDR per person	Cameroon
2020s	121 SDR per person	110.81 SDR per person	10.2 SDR per person	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Cameroon or Kenya?: Kenya, at 151.52 SDR per person against 132.64 SDR per person in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Cameroon and Kenya?: 18.88 SDR per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?: Cameroon ranks 147th and Kenya ranks 144th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Unit: SDR per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 180 places, 9,452 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 September 2026

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.