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
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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About this data
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.