Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia
0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 1989
Papua New Guinea rank
94th
Somalia rank
92nd

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
00.0050.010.015196119922024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Somalia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Somalia ranks 92nd of 159 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0028 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP Somalia
1980s 0.0079 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0081 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP Somalia

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, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 1989.
What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1989.
How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Somalia ranks 92nd 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.