Egypt vs Libya: Gold reserves at market value
Egypt
13.26 billion SDR
in 2025
Libya
15.04 billion SDR
in 2025
Egypt rank
33rd
Libya rank
31st
Gold reserves at market value over time
- Egypt
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 15.04 billion SDR against 13.26 billion SDR in Egypt, a difference of 1.77 billion SDR.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 33rd and Libya ranks 31st of 173 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 181.05 million SDR | 0 SDR | 181.05 million SDR | Egypt |
| 1960s | 137.36 million SDR | 41.87 million SDR | 95.49 million SDR | Egypt |
| 1970s | 322.43 million SDR | 322.23 million SDR | 200,500 SDR | Egypt |
| 1980s | 842.77 million SDR | 1.22 billion SDR | 379.70 million SDR | Libya |
| 1990s | 572.05 million SDR | 931.60 million SDR | 359.55 million SDR | Libya |
| 2000s | 927.13 million SDR | 1.76 billion SDR | 836.03 million SDR | Libya |
| 2010s | 2.25 billion SDR | 3.51 billion SDR | 1.26 billion SDR | Libya |
| 2020s | 6.66 billion SDR | 7.77 billion SDR | 1.11 billion SDR | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value, Egypt or Libya?
- Libya, at 15.04 billion SDR against 13.26 billion SDR in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value between Egypt and Libya?
- 1.77 billion SDR, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for gold reserves at market value?
- Egypt ranks 33rd and Libya ranks 31st of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.