Qatar vs World: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita

Qatar
3,974 SDR per person
in 2025
World
449.6 SDR per person
in 2025
Qatar rank
4th
World rank
1st

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita over time

  • Qatar
  • World
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 3,974 SDR per person against 449.6 SDR per person in World, a difference of 3,524 SDR per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 8.8 times World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was World ahead.

Qatar ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar World Difference Ahead
1960s 51.94 SDR per person 12.51 SDR per person 39.43 SDR per person Qatar
1970s 137.82 SDR per person 37.13 SDR per person 100.69 SDR per person Qatar
1980s 878.06 SDR per person 83.53 SDR per person 794.53 SDR per person Qatar
1990s 265.33 SDR per person 48.54 SDR per person 216.79 SDR per person Qatar
2000s 56.25 SDR per person 57.4 SDR per person 1.15 SDR per person World
2010s 286.67 SDR per person 129.96 SDR per person 156.71 SDR per person Qatar
2020s 1,944 SDR per person 253.66 SDR per person 1,690 SDR per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita, Qatar or World?
Qatar, at 3,974 SDR per person against 449.6 SDR per person in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Qatar and World?
3,524 SDR per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and World?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Qatar and World rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
Qatar ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita
Unit
SDR per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 7,752 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.