What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Ethiopia and Zambia?

234.21 million SDR, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?

59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Zambia: Reserves excluding gold

Ethiopia

2.90 billion SDR

in 2024

Zambia

3.14 billion SDR

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

112th

Zambia rank

110th

Reserves excluding gold over time

Ethiopia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.14 billion SDR against 2.90 billion SDR in Ethiopia, a difference of 234.21 million SDR.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 110th of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	65.90 million SDR	226.38 million SDR	160.49 million SDR	Zambia
1970s	146.16 million SDR	155.27 million SDR	9.11 million SDR	Zambia
1980s	113.11 million SDR	77.41 million SDR	35.69 million SDR	Ethiopia
1990s	317.05 million SDR	128.09 million SDR	188.97 million SDR	Ethiopia
2000s	665.87 million SDR	458.93 million SDR	206.94 million SDR	Ethiopia
2010s	2.09 billion SDR	1.62 billion SDR	467.48 million SDR	Ethiopia
2020s	1.72 billion SDR	2.11 billion SDR	387.12 million SDR	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Ethiopia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 3.14 billion SDR against 2.90 billion SDR in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Ethiopia and Zambia?: 234.21 million SDR, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for reserves excluding gold?: Ethiopia ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 110th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold (SDR)
Unit: SDR
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 208 places, 11,411 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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