Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita

Lesotho
282.42 SDR per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
256.88 SDR per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
129th
Papua New Guinea rank
132nd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
0100200300400500197319982024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 282.42 SDR per person against 256.88 SDR per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 25.54 SDR per person.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lesotho ranks 129th and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 26.83 SDR per person 100.46 SDR per person 73.64 SDR per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 126.24 SDR per person 43.92 SDR per person 82.31 SDR per person Lesotho
2000s 228.47 SDR per person 103.52 SDR per person 124.95 SDR per person Lesotho
2010s 296.09 SDR per person 205.14 SDR per person 90.95 SDR per person Lesotho
2020s 233.47 SDR per person 239.55 SDR per person 6.07 SDR per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Lesotho, at 282.42 SDR per person against 256.88 SDR per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
25.54 SDR per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
Lesotho ranks 129th and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd 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, 9,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.