Brazil vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Brazil
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 54.5% against 26.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 28.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Brazil ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 112 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.0% | 31.8% | 7.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 9.9% | 1.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 10.4% | 10.2% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 37.1% | 2.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 37.3% | 35.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 25.9% | 33.5% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Brazil or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Brazil, at 54.5% against 26.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 28.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total reserves?
- Brazil ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.