Iceland vs Norway: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF
Iceland
1,500 US dollar per person
in 2025
Norway
1,340 US dollar per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
3rd
Norway rank
5th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1,500 US dollar per person against 1,340 US dollar per person in Norway, a difference of 160 US dollar per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 5th of 163 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.31 US dollar per person | 105.49 US dollar per person | 101.18 US dollar per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.3759 US dollar per person | 88.91 US dollar per person | 88.53 US dollar per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 46.06 US dollar per person | 122.11 US dollar per person | 76.05 US dollar per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 493.64 US dollar per person | 432.35 US dollar per person | 61.28 US dollar per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1,320 US dollar per person | 1,180 US dollar per person | 140.8 US dollar per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 1,500 US dollar per person against 1,340 US dollar per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf between Iceland and Norway?
- 160 US dollar per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf?
- Iceland ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 5th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.