Canada vs Denmark: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Canada
71.85 billion SDR
in 2025
Denmark
80.52 billion SDR
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
Denmark rank
21st
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 80.52 billion SDR against 71.85 billion SDR in Canada, a difference of 8.67 billion SDR.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Denmark ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Denmark in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 908.34 million SDR | 112.15 million SDR | 796.19 million SDR | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.51 billion SDR | 310.78 million SDR | 1.20 billion SDR | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.81 billion SDR | 953.12 million SDR | 1.86 billion SDR | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.94 billion SDR | 3.90 billion SDR | 44.82 million SDR | Canada |
| 1990s | 10.66 billion SDR | 8.72 billion SDR | 1.94 billion SDR | Canada |
| 2000s | 23.38 billion SDR | 22.55 billion SDR | 824.82 million SDR | Canada |
| 2010s | 44.46 billion SDR | 47.97 billion SDR | 3.51 billion SDR | Denmark |
| 2020s | 63.32 billion SDR | 64.20 billion SDR | 878.75 million SDR | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Canada or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 80.52 billion SDR against 71.85 billion SDR in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Canada and Denmark?
- 8.67 billion SDR, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Denmark ranks 21st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (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 (IL) 2026 April