International reserves in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 187,012,810,695 US$. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 729.5%.
1980–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 187B | +11.33B | +6.45% |
| 2023 | 176B | −1.34B | −0.76% |
| 2022 | 177B | −12.01B | −6.35% |
| 2021 | 189B | +18.61B | +10.92% |
| 2020 | 170B | −3.78B | −2.17% |
| 2019 | 174B | −1.26M | −0% |
| 2018 | 174B | +867M | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 173B | +17.66B | +11.35% |
| 2016 | 156B | −6.26B | −3.87% |
| 2015 | 162B | −20.08B | −11.03% |
| 2014 | 182B | −14.05B | −7.17% |
| 2013 | 196B | +911M | +0.47% |
| 2012 | 195B | +23.8B | +13.89% |
| 2011 | 171B | +16.04B | +10.33% |
| 2010 | 155B | +1.75B | +1.14% |
| 2009 | 154B | +151M | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 153B | +11.7B | +8.26% |
| 2007 | 142B | +29.9B | +26.74% |
| 2006 | 112B | +31.93B | +39.97% |
| 2005 | 79.88B | +21.66B | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 58.22B | +21.89B | +60.27% |
| 2003 | 36.33B | +2.9B | +8.68% |
| 2002 | 33.43B | −737M | −2.16% |
| 2001 | 34.17B | −274M | −0.8% |
| 2000 | 34.44B | +6.08B | +21.43% |
| 1999 | 28.36B | +1.65B | +6.17% |
| 1998 | 26.71B | −1.79B | −6.29% |
| 1997 | 28.51B | +7.18B | +33.66% |
| 1996 | 21.33B | +2.25B | +11.81% |
| 1995 | 19.08B | +2.94B | +18.19% |
| 1994 | 16.14B | +2.12B | +15.08% |
| 1993 | 14.02B | +1.26B | +9.86% |
| 1992 | 12.77B | −3.76B | −22.77% |
| 1991 | 16.53B | +2.29B | +16.08% |
| 1990 | 14.24B | +3.37B | +31% |
| 1989 | 10.87B | +1.62B | +17.52% |
| 1988 | 9.25B | −1.3B | −12.36% |
| 1987 | 10.55B | +2.11B | +24.96% |
| 1986 | 8.44B | +661M | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 7.78B | +431M | +5.86% |
| 1984 | 7.35B | −901M | −10.91% |
| 1983 | 8.25B | −686M | −7.68% |
| 1982 | 8.94B | −2.9B | −24.47% |
| 1981 | 11.84B | −10.71B | −47.5% |
| 1980 | 22.55B | — | — |
Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.
Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.
How many months of imports a country can pay for out of its reserves.
Public Finance External debtHow much a country as a whole owes abroad — government, banks and companies together.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.