Iceland vs Norway: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Iceland
12,597 SDR per person
in 2025
Norway
9,970 SDR per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
9th
Norway rank
12th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 12,597 SDR per person against 9,970 SDR per person in Norway, a difference of 2,627 SDR per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 9th and Norway ranks 12th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 172.38 SDR per person | 109.07 SDR per person | 63.31 SDR per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 309.64 SDR per person | 363.17 SDR per person | 53.53 SDR per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 750.78 SDR per person | 1,897 SDR per person | 1,146 SDR per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 1,073 SDR per person | 2,969 SDR per person | 1,896 SDR per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 3,390 SDR per person | 6,079 SDR per person | 2,689 SDR per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 11,573 SDR per person | 7,503 SDR per person | 4,071 SDR per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 11,151 SDR per person | 9,597 SDR per person | 1,554 SDR per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 12,597 SDR per person against 9,970 SDR per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Iceland and Norway?
- 2,627 SDR per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 9th and Norway ranks 12th 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.