Kenya vs Zambia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Kenya
157.28 SDR per person
in 2025
Zambia
147.13 SDR per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
147th
Zambia rank
149th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 157.28 SDR per person against 147.13 SDR per person in Zambia, a difference of 10.15 SDR per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 147th and Zambia ranks 149th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.01 SDR per person | 57.05 SDR per person | 49.04 SDR per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 18.2 SDR per person | 33.54 SDR per person | 15.34 SDR per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 15.2 SDR per person | 11.46 SDR per person | 3.74 SDR per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 13.74 SDR per person | 14.86 SDR per person | 1.13 SDR per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 37.41 SDR per person | 37.6 SDR per person | 0.1944 SDR per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 101.24 SDR per person | 101.9 SDR per person | 0.6639 SDR per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 116.74 SDR per person | 103.22 SDR per person | 13.52 SDR per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Kenya or Zambia?
- Kenya, at 157.28 SDR per person against 147.13 SDR per person in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Kenya and Zambia?
- 10.15 SDR per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 147th and Zambia ranks 149th 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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About this data
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.