Kenya vs New Zealand: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP

Kenya
0.0641 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand
0.0685 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya rank
116th
New Zealand rank
114th

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kenya
  • New Zealand
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196019922025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0685 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0641 SDR per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0044 SDR per US$ of GDP.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.

Kenya ranks 116th and New Zealand ranks 114th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0604 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0327 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0277 SDR per US$ of GDP Kenya
1970s 0.071 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0356 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0354 SDR per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.0388 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0483 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0095 SDR per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 0.032 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0503 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0183 SDR per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2000s 0.06 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0571 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0029 SDR per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0672 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0575 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0097 SDR per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.056 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0445 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0115 SDR per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp, Kenya or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0685 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0641 SDR per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Kenya and New Zealand?
0.0044 SDR per US$ of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 116th and New Zealand ranks 114th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,219 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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