Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Costa Rica
2,323 SDR per person
in 2025
Malaysia
2,292 SDR per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Malaysia rank
44th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,323 SDR per person against 2,292 SDR per person in Malaysia, a difference of 31 SDR per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 44th of 179 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.19 SDR per person | 54.58 SDR per person | 45.38 SDR per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 28.74 SDR per person | 123.62 SDR per person | 94.88 SDR per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 123.52 SDR per person | 267.07 SDR per person | 143.55 SDR per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 203.82 SDR per person | 737.41 SDR per person | 533.59 SDR per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 389.33 SDR per person | 1,623 SDR per person | 1,234 SDR per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 975.28 SDR per person | 2,416 SDR per person | 1,441 SDR per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1,530 SDR per person | 2,233 SDR per person | 702.52 SDR per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 2,323 SDR per person against 2,292 SDR per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 31 SDR per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 44th 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.