Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total reserves including gold valued at London gold price

Egypt
69.36 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
73.40 billion current US$
in 2005
Egypt rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Total reserves including gold valued at London gold price over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B200020052011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 73.40 billion current US$ against 69.36 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 4.04 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 38 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves including gold valued at london gold price, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 73.40 billion current US$ against 69.36 billion current US$ in Egypt as of 2005.
What is the difference in total reserves including gold valued at london gold price between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
4.04 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2005.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total reserves including gold valued at london gold price?
Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Total reserves including gold valued at London gold price (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves including gold valued at London gold price (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 1,016 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Gross international reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position of members in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component is valued at end-of-year London prices.