Norway vs Qatar: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Norway
9,970 SDR per person
in 2025
Qatar
9,348 SDR per person
in 2025
Norway rank
12th
Qatar rank
13th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Norway currently reports 9,970 SDR per person against 9,348 SDR per person in Qatar, a difference of 622 SDR per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149.85 SDR per person | 86.36 SDR per person | 63.49 SDR per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 363.17 SDR per person | 343.33 SDR per person | 19.84 SDR per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 1,897 SDR per person | 942.43 SDR per person | 954.39 SDR per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 2,969 SDR per person | 983.2 SDR per person | 1,986 SDR per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 6,079 SDR per person | 3,304 SDR per person | 2,775 SDR per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 7,503 SDR per person | 9,975 SDR per person | 2,472 SDR per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 9,597 SDR per person | 10,714 SDR per person | 1,117 SDR per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Norway or Qatar?
- Norway, at 9,970 SDR per person against 9,348 SDR per person in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Norway and Qatar?
- 622 SDR per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Norway ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 13th 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.