India vs Papua New Guinea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
India
275.79 SDR per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
256.88 SDR per person
in 2024
India rank
130th
Papua New Guinea rank
132nd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
India currently reports 275.79 SDR per person against 256.88 SDR per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 18.91 SDR per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
India ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.87 SDR per person | 70.91 SDR per person | 67.04 SDR per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.19 SDR per person | 100.46 SDR per person | 95.27 SDR per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 11.56 SDR per person | 43.92 SDR per person | 32.36 SDR per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 81.97 SDR per person | 103.52 SDR per person | 21.55 SDR per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 167.76 SDR per person | 205.14 SDR per person | 37.38 SDR per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 278.77 SDR per person | 239.55 SDR per person | 39.22 SDR per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, India or Papua New Guinea?
- India, at 275.79 SDR per person against 256.88 SDR per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 18.91 SDR per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- India ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd 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.