Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: 25_SDR holdings

Papua New Guinea
6.99 million
in 2025
Tanzania
5.38 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
162nd
Tanzania rank
164th

25_SDR holdings over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tanzania
0200.0M400.0M600.0M199020072025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.99 million against 5.38 million in Tanzania, a difference of 1.62 million.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd and Tanzania ranks 164th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 422,043 161,062 260,980 Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.79 million 271,953 2.51 million Papua New Guinea
2010s 29.54 million 147.03 million 117.48 million Tanzania
2020s 67.41 million 95.43 million 28.02 million Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 25_sdr holdings, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
Papua New Guinea, at 6.99 million against 5.38 million in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in 25_sdr holdings between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
1.62 million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for 25_sdr holdings?
Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd and Tanzania ranks 164th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF, published as 25_SDR holdings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
25_SDR holdings
Source
IMF
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 6,685 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Holdings of SDRs are international reserve assets created by the IMF to supplement existing reserves. They are valued on the basis of a basket of currencies of four key international currencies and can be used in a wide variety of transactions and operations among official holders. SDRs are allocated to Fund members that are participants in the Fund’s Operations Division for SDRs and Administered Accounts in proportion to their quotas. Data are sourced from IMF records.