Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita

Saudi Arabia
68.19 units per person
in 2025
United States of America
65.46 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
United States of America rank
27th

Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 68.19 units per person against 65.46 units per person in United States of America, a difference of 2.73 units per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 27th of 190 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 6.04 units per person 5.78 units per person 0.2623 units per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 198.73 units per person 7.61 units per person 191.12 units per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 821.2 units per person 32.98 units per person 788.22 units per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 71.95 units per person 38.45 units per person 33.5 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 81.25 units per person 32.09 units per person 49.16 units per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 79.06 units per person 50.22 units per person 28.84 units per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 80.45 units per person 70.51 units per person 9.94 units per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita, Saudi Arabia or United States of America?
Saudi Arabia, at 68.19 units per person against 65.46 units per person in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
2.73 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 27th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,362 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve position in the IMF, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.