Kenya vs Madagascar: Total reserves includes gold
Kenya
12.7%
in 2011
Madagascar
12.9%
in 2011
Kenya rank
34th
Madagascar rank
31st
Total reserves includes gold over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 12.9% against 12.7% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Madagascar ahead.
Kenya ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.2% | 2.1% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 2.7% | 6.5% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.9% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves includes gold, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 12.9% against 12.7% in Kenya as of 2011.
- What is the difference in total reserves includes gold between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for total reserves includes gold?
- Kenya ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.