Iceland vs South Korea: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP (Gold unit GDP)
Iceland
0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea
0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland rank
90th
South Korea rank
87th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP (Gold unit GDP) over time
- Iceland
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 90th and South Korea ranks 87th of 159 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0027 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0045 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0037 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 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, Iceland or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between Iceland and South Korea?
- 0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and South Korea rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 90th and South Korea ranks 87th 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.