Ghana vs Zambia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Ghana
0.04 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
133rd
Zambia rank
131st
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.04 SDR per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.
Ghana ranks 133rd and Zambia ranks 131st of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0485 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1545 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.106 SDR per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0325 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0692 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 SDR per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0464 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 SDR per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.052 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0352 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 SDR per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0718 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.044 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 SDR per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0717 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.055 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 SDR per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0516 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0379 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 SDR per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
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, Ghana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.04 SDR per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Zambia?
- 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 133rd and Zambia ranks 131st 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.