Italy vs Sweden: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Italy
38.37 billion SDR
in 2025
Sweden
33.12 billion SDR
in 2025
Italy rank
34th
Sweden rank
36th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 38.37 billion SDR against 33.12 billion SDR in Sweden, a difference of 5.25 billion SDR.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 36th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 764.90 million SDR | 261.70 million SDR | 503.20 million SDR | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.50 billion SDR | 514.80 million SDR | 983.70 million SDR | Italy |
| 1970s | 4.29 billion SDR | 1.63 billion SDR | 2.65 billion SDR | Italy |
| 1980s | 18.67 billion SDR | 4.22 billion SDR | 14.45 billion SDR | Italy |
| 1990s | 25.53 billion SDR | 12.31 billion SDR | 13.22 billion SDR | Italy |
| 2000s | 17.98 billion SDR | 14.61 billion SDR | 3.38 billion SDR | Italy |
| 2010s | 24.97 billion SDR | 33.04 billion SDR | 8.06 billion SDR | Sweden |
| 2020s | 35.87 billion SDR | 32.28 billion SDR | 3.59 billion SDR | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 38.37 billion SDR against 33.12 billion SDR in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Italy and Sweden?
- 5.25 billion SDR, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Italy ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 36th of 188 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