Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Lesotho
0.2761 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
20th
Lesotho rank
23rd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
0.10.20.30.40.5198020022024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2761 SDR per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.015 SDR per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Lesotho ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1628 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.4417 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2788 SDR per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.2289 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2612 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0323 SDR per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2396 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0514 SDR per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

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, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Afghanistan, at 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2761 SDR per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
0.015 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 23rd 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, 9,225 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.