Kenya vs Tanzania: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP (unit GDP)
Kenya
0.065 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tanzania
0.0637 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Kenya rank
118th
Tanzania rank
120th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.065 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0637 SDR per US$ of GDP in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 118th and Tanzania ranks 120th of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0742 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0595 SDR per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.0781 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0603 SDR per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.0413 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0334 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 SDR per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0613 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0766 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 SDR per US$ of GDP | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.0683 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0679 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Kenya, at 0.065 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0637 SDR per US$ of GDP in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 118th and Tanzania ranks 120th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (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 (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.