Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Bangladesh
99.66 SDR per person
in 2025
Nigeria
118.25 SDR per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
150th
Nigeria rank
148th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 118.25 SDR per person against 99.66 SDR per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 18.59 SDR per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Nigeria ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 150th and Nigeria ranks 148th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 SDR per person | 41.35 SDR per person | 38.93 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.51 SDR per person | 24.11 SDR per person | 20.6 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 10.46 SDR per person | 24.04 SDR per person | 13.58 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 16.9 SDR per person | 118.98 SDR per person | 102.08 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 94.13 SDR per person | 123.55 SDR per person | 29.42 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 123.94 SDR per person | 108.08 SDR per person | 15.85 SDR per person | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 118.25 SDR per person against 99.66 SDR per person in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 18.59 SDR per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 150th and Nigeria ranks 148th 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.