Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Norway
9,970 SDR per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8,588 SDR per person
in 2025
Norway rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Norway
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Norway currently reports 9,970 SDR per person against 8,588 SDR per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1,382 SDR per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109.07 SDR per person | 146.21 SDR per person | 37.14 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 363.17 SDR per person | 2,177 SDR per person | 1,814 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1,897 SDR per person | 1,853 SDR per person | 43.33 SDR per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 2,969 SDR per person | 514.87 SDR per person | 2,454 SDR per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 6,079 SDR per person | 4,709 SDR per person | 1,370 SDR per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 7,503 SDR per person | 13,713 SDR per person | 6,210 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 9,597 SDR per person | 9,417 SDR per person | 180.21 SDR per person | Norway |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Norway, at 9,970 SDR per person against 8,588 SDR per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,382 SDR per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Norway ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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.