What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?

1.03 SDR per person, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Cameroon

133.26 SDR per person

in 2024

Nigeria

132.23 SDR per person

in 2025

Cameroon rank

150th

Nigeria rank

151st

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 133.26 SDR per person against 132.23 SDR per person in Nigeria, a difference of 1.03 SDR per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 150th and Nigeria ranks 151st of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.45 SDR per person	4.16 SDR per person	1.29 SDR per person	Cameroon
1970s	7.3 SDR per person	37.28 SDR per person	29.98 SDR per person	Nigeria
1980s	9.4 SDR per person	25.79 SDR per person	16.39 SDR per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.6336 SDR per person	24.04 SDR per person	23.41 SDR per person	Nigeria
2000s	55.28 SDR per person	119.92 SDR per person	64.64 SDR per person	Nigeria
2010s	101.49 SDR per person	132.49 SDR per person	31.01 SDR per person	Nigeria
2020s	124.04 SDR per person	120.66 SDR per person	3.38 SDR per person	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Cameroon, at 133.26 SDR per person against 132.23 SDR per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 1.03 SDR per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Cameroon ranks 150th and Nigeria ranks 151st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Unit: SDR per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 180 places, 9,443 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.