Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Qatar
9,348 SDR per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8,588 SDR per person
in 2025
Qatar rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 9,348 SDR per person against 8,588 SDR per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 760 SDR per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.36 SDR per person | 180.62 SDR per person | 94.26 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 343.33 SDR per person | 2,177 SDR per person | 1,834 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 942.43 SDR per person | 1,853 SDR per person | 911.06 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 983.2 SDR per person | 514.87 SDR per person | 468.33 SDR per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 3,304 SDR per person | 4,709 SDR per person | 1,405 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 9,975 SDR per person | 13,713 SDR per person | 3,738 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 10,714 SDR per person | 9,417 SDR per person | 1,297 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, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 9,348 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 Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 760 SDR per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Qatar ranks 13th 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.