Kenya vs Nigeria: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita
Kenya
157.31 SDR per person
in 2025
Nigeria
141.49 SDR per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
150th
Nigeria rank
152nd
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 157.31 SDR per person against 141.49 SDR per person in Nigeria, a difference of 15.82 SDR per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 150th and Nigeria ranks 152nd of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.01 SDR per person | 3.16 SDR per person | 4.85 SDR per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 18.5 SDR per person | 38.51 SDR per person | 20.01 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 16.69 SDR per person | 28.67 SDR per person | 11.98 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 13.16 SDR per person | 25.59 SDR per person | 12.43 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 37.41 SDR per person | 121.7 SDR per person | 84.29 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 101.25 SDR per person | 135.55 SDR per person | 34.3 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 123.52 SDR per person | 127.97 SDR per person | 4.45 SDR per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Kenya, at 157.31 SDR per person against 141.49 SDR per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 15.82 SDR per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 150th 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.