Iran vs Syria: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP (Gold unit GDP)

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 (Gold unit GDP) over time

  • Iran
  • Syria
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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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Indicator
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 7,551 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.