Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Singapore
47,436 SDR per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
17,617 SDR per person
in 2025
Singapore rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 47,436 SDR per person against 17,617 SDR per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 29,819 SDR per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.7 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,314 SDR per person | 1,026 SDR per person | 288.16 SDR per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 3,607 SDR per person | 1,743 SDR per person | 1,864 SDR per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 11,408 SDR per person | 1,945 SDR per person | 9,463 SDR per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 18,556 SDR per person | 3,478 SDR per person | 15,079 SDR per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 32,501 SDR per person | 6,039 SDR per person | 26,462 SDR per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 45,000 SDR per person | 12,139 SDR per person | 32,860 SDR per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
- Singapore, at 47,436 SDR per person against 17,617 SDR per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 29,819 SDR per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Singapore ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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.