Australia vs Iceland: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
Australia
0.0043 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland
0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
93rd
Iceland rank
90th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0043 SDR per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 93rd and Iceland ranks 90th of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0087 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 SDR per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0105 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 SDR per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0145 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.01 SDR per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0047 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0015 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0016 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
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, Australia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0043 SDR per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 93rd and Iceland ranks 90th 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.