Ghana vs Nigeria: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita
Ghana
99.61 SDR per person
in 2024
Nigeria
141.49 SDR per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
155th
Nigeria rank
152nd
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 141.49 SDR per person against 99.61 SDR per person in Ghana, a difference of 41.88 SDR per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 155th and Nigeria ranks 152nd of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.59 SDR per person | 4.53 SDR per person | 13.06 SDR per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 12.78 SDR per person | 38.51 SDR per person | 25.74 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 24.52 SDR per person | 28.67 SDR per person | 4.15 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 24.18 SDR per person | 25.59 SDR per person | 1.41 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 48.01 SDR per person | 121.7 SDR per person | 73.69 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 147.05 SDR per person | 135.55 SDR per person | 11.5 SDR per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 137.42 SDR per person | 125.27 SDR per person | 12.15 SDR per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 141.49 SDR per person against 99.61 SDR per person in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 41.88 SDR per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 155th and Nigeria ranks 152nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.