Ghana vs Nigeria: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Ghana
96.88 SDR per person
in 2024
Nigeria
118.25 SDR per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
151st
Nigeria rank
148th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 118.25 SDR per person against 96.88 SDR per person in Ghana, a difference of 21.37 SDR per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 151st and Nigeria ranks 148th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.68 SDR per person | 4.06 SDR per person | 12.61 SDR per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 9.52 SDR per person | 33.98 SDR per person | 24.45 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 16.21 SDR per person | 24.11 SDR per person | 7.9 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 18.94 SDR per person | 24.04 SDR per person | 5.09 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 41.88 SDR per person | 118.98 SDR per person | 77.1 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 130.44 SDR per person | 123.55 SDR per person | 6.9 SDR per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 120.11 SDR per person | 106.05 SDR per person | 14.06 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 118.25 SDR per person against 96.88 SDR per person in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 21.37 SDR per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 151st and Nigeria ranks 148th 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.