Malaysia vs Thailand: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre

Malaysia
235,297 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
294,052 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
39th
Thailand rank
36th

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 294,052 SDR per square kilometre against 235,297 SDR per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 58,755 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 36th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 1,480 SDR per square kilometre 1,273 SDR per square kilometre 206.84 SDR per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 4,412 SDR per square kilometre 2,303 SDR per square kilometre 2,109 SDR per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 12,357 SDR per square kilometre 5,099 SDR per square kilometre 7,257 SDR per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 45,733 SDR per square kilometre 36,575 SDR per square kilometre 9,158 SDR per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 128,708 SDR per square kilometre 83,202 SDR per square kilometre 45,506 SDR per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 226,952 SDR per square kilometre 234,019 SDR per square kilometre 7,067 SDR per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 231,502 SDR per square kilometre 307,618 SDR per square kilometre 76,116 SDR per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 294,052 SDR per square kilometre against 235,297 SDR per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Thailand?
58,755 SDR per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 36th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre
Unit
SDR per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 8,926 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.