Ghana vs United States: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Ghana
96.88 SDR per person
in 2024
United States
82.55 SDR per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
151st
United States rank
154th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Ghana
- United States
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 96.88 SDR per person against 82.55 SDR per person in United States, a difference of 14.33 SDR per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 151st and United States ranks 154th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.68 SDR per person | 5.84 SDR per person | 10.84 SDR per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 9.52 SDR per person | 3.5 SDR per person | 6.03 SDR per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 16.21 SDR per person | 50.24 SDR per person | 34.03 SDR per person | United States |
| 1990s | 18.94 SDR per person | 109.43 SDR per person | 90.49 SDR per person | United States |
| 2000s | 41.88 SDR per person | 92.64 SDR per person | 50.76 SDR per person | United States |
| 2010s | 130.44 SDR per person | 96.14 SDR per person | 34.3 SDR per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 120.11 SDR per person | 85.17 SDR per person | 34.95 SDR per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Ghana or United States?
- Ghana, at 96.88 SDR per person against 82.55 SDR per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Ghana and United States?
- 14.33 SDR per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and United States rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 151st and United States ranks 154th 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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About this data
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.