Libya vs World: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
Libya
0.3126 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.0312 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Libya
- World
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.3126 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0312 SDR per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.2814 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 10.0 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Libya ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0163 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0229 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 SDR per US$ of GDP | World |
| 1970s | 0.0212 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP | World |
| 1980s | 0.0407 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0292 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.0298 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.01 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0198 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.0387 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.0549 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0427 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.1722 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.153 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
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, Libya or World?
- Libya, at 0.3126 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0312 SDR per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between Libya and World?
- 0.2814 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and World?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Libya and World rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Libya ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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.