Ghana vs United States of America: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Ghana
96.88 SDR per person
in 2024
United States of America
82.55 SDR per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
151st
United States of America rank
154th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Ghana
- United States of America
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 96.88 SDR per person against 82.55 SDR per person in United States of America, a difference of 14.33 SDR per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times United States of America'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 of America ranks 154th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | United States of America | 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 of America |
| 1990s | 18.94 SDR per person | 109.43 SDR per person | 90.49 SDR per person | United States of America |
| 2000s | 41.88 SDR per person | 92.64 SDR per person | 50.76 SDR per person | United States of America |
| 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 of America?
- Ghana, at 96.88 SDR per person against 82.55 SDR per person in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Ghana and United States of America?
- 14.33 SDR per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and United States of America rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 151st and United States of America 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.