Canada vs Iraq: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Canada
71.85 billion SDR
in 2025
Iraq
66.36 billion SDR
in 2024
Canada rank
22nd
Iraq rank
23rd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Canada
- Iraq
How they compare
Canada currently reports 71.85 billion SDR against 66.36 billion SDR in Iraq, a difference of 5.48 billion SDR.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Iraq ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 908.34 million SDR | 211.29 million SDR | 697.05 million SDR | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.51 billion SDR | 177.11 million SDR | 1.34 billion SDR | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.81 billion SDR | 2.66 billion SDR | 156.34 million SDR | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.94 billion SDR | 5.71 billion SDR | 1.77 billion SDR | Iraq |
| 1990s | 10.66 billion SDR | 4.78 billion SDR | 5.88 billion SDR | Canada |
| 2000s | 23.38 billion SDR | 12.39 billion SDR | 10.98 billion SDR | Canada |
| 2010s | 44.46 billion SDR | 39.20 billion SDR | 5.26 billion SDR | Canada |
| 2020s | 61.62 billion SDR | 56.90 billion SDR | 4.72 billion SDR | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Canada or Iraq?
- Canada, at 71.85 billion SDR against 66.36 billion SDR in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Canada and Iraq?
- 5.48 billion SDR, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iraq?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Iraq rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Iraq ranks 23rd 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