Kenya vs Lebanon: Reserves excluding gold
Kenya
8.83 billion SDR
in 2025
Lebanon
7.09 billion SDR
in 2024
Kenya rank
75th
Lebanon rank
78th
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Kenya
- Lebanon
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 8.83 billion SDR against 7.09 billion SDR in Lebanon, a difference of 1.75 billion SDR.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Lebanon ahead.
Kenya ranks 75th and Lebanon ranks 78th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.58 million SDR | 69.94 million SDR | 13.64 million SDR | Kenya |
| 1970s | 247.68 million SDR | 802.47 million SDR | 554.79 million SDR | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 281.92 million SDR | 1.05 billion SDR | 767.19 million SDR | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 341.56 million SDR | 2.87 billion SDR | 2.53 billion SDR | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1.36 billion SDR | 8.69 billion SDR | 7.33 billion SDR | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 4.77 billion SDR | 26.53 billion SDR | 21.76 billion SDR | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 6.34 billion SDR | 11.16 billion SDR | 4.82 billion SDR | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Kenya or Lebanon?
- Kenya, at 8.83 billion SDR against 7.09 billion SDR in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Kenya and Lebanon?
- 1.75 billion SDR, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lebanon?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Lebanon rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Kenya ranks 75th and Lebanon ranks 78th of 194 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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About this data
International Liquidity (IL) 2026 April