Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Malawi
20.78 SDR per person
in 2020
Zimbabwe
26.26 SDR per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
171st
Zimbabwe rank
169th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 26.26 SDR per person against 20.78 SDR per person in Malawi, a difference of 5.48 SDR per person.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malawi ranks 171st and Zimbabwe ranks 169th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7 SDR per person | 8.17 SDR per person | 3.47 SDR per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 7.91 SDR per person | 12.54 SDR per person | 4.63 SDR per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 5.62 SDR per person | 12.02 SDR per person | 6.39 SDR per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 9.24 SDR per person | 19.79 SDR per person | 10.54 SDR per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 9.49 SDR per person | 8.47 SDR per person | 1.02 SDR per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 21.6 SDR per person | 13.59 SDR per person | 8.01 SDR per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 20.78 SDR per person | 1.32 SDR per person | 19.46 SDR per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 26.26 SDR per person against 20.78 SDR per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 5.48 SDR per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 171st and Zimbabwe ranks 169th 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.