Romania vs Saudi Arabia: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
Romania
0.0248 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0259 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Romania rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
45th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0259 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0248 SDR per US$ of GDP in Romania, a difference of 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Romania ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 45th of 159 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0131 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.0198 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.008 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 SDR per US$ of GDP | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.0141 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 SDR per US$ of GDP | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.0154 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.013 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.0175 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP | Romania |
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, Romania or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0259 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0248 SDR per US$ of GDP in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between Romania and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Saudi Arabia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Romania ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 45th 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.