Norway vs World: Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita

Norway
242.26 units per person
in 2025
World
18.97 units per person
in 2025
Norway rank
4th
World rank
1st

Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita over time

  • Norway
  • World
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 242.26 units per person against 18.97 units per person in World, a difference of 223.29 units per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 12.8 times World's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway World Difference Ahead
1960s 10.74 units per person 1.51 units per person 9.22 units per person Norway
1970s 40.87 units per person 3.22 units per person 37.65 units per person Norway
1980s 111.97 units per person 7.4 units per person 104.57 units per person Norway
1990s 183.31 units per person 9.43 units per person 173.88 units per person Norway
2000s 125.75 units per person 9.26 units per person 116.49 units per person Norway
2010s 205.21 units per person 16.17 units per person 189.05 units per person Norway
2020s 257.48 units per person 19.67 units per person 237.81 units per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita, Norway or World?
Norway, at 242.26 units per person against 18.97 units per person in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita between Norway and World?
223.29 units per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and World?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Norway and World rank globally for reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita?
Norway ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, 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, US dollar, 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, 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.