Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Gold reserves at market value
Portugal
39.24 billion SDR
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
33.13 billion SDR
in 2025
Portugal rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
17th
Gold reserves at market value over time
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 39.24 billion SDR against 33.13 billion SDR in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 6.11 billion SDR.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 166 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 501.47 million SDR | 17.02 million SDR | 484.45 million SDR | Portugal |
| 1960s | 633.15 million SDR | 79.24 million SDR | 553.91 million SDR | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.27 billion SDR | 489.93 million SDR | 2.78 billion SDR | Portugal |
| 1980s | 6.99 billion SDR | 1.59 billion SDR | 5.40 billion SDR | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4.09 billion SDR | 1.13 billion SDR | 2.96 billion SDR | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.40 billion SDR | 2.48 billion SDR | 2.92 billion SDR | Portugal |
| 2010s | 11.26 billion SDR | 9.51 billion SDR | 1.75 billion SDR | Portugal |
| 2020s | 21.94 billion SDR | 18.53 billion SDR | 3.42 billion SDR | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
- Portugal, at 39.24 billion SDR against 33.13 billion SDR in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 6.11 billion SDR, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gold reserves at market value?
- Portugal ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 166 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.