Brunei vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Brunei
6,426 SDR per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8,588 SDR per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
17th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Brunei
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8,588 SDR per person against 6,426 SDR per person in Brunei, a difference of 2,162 SDR per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,057 SDR per person | 729.44 SDR per person | 327.29 SDR per person | Brunei |
| 2000s | 947.28 SDR per person | 4,709 SDR per person | 3,762 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 4,585 SDR per person | 13,713 SDR per person | 9,127 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 5,949 SDR per person | 9,417 SDR per person | 3,468 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Brunei or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8,588 SDR per person against 6,426 SDR per person in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Brunei and Saudi Arabia?
- 2,162 SDR per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Saudi Arabia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.