Iran vs Syria: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP (reserves unit)
Iran
0.0131 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 1995
Syria
0.0123 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2010
Iran rank
62nd
Syria rank
65th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP (reserves unit) over time
- Iran
- Syria
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.0131 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0123 SDR per US$ of GDP in Syria, a difference of 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 62nd and Syria ranks 65th of 159 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0244 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.0109 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 SDR per US$ of GDP | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.0115 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0211 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 SDR per US$ of GDP | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.013 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 SDR per US$ of GDP | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp, Iran or Syria?
- Iran, at 0.0131 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0123 SDR per US$ of GDP in Syria as of 1995.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between Iran and Syria?
- 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1995.
- How do Iran and Syria rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Iran ranks 62nd and Syria ranks 65th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.