Bangladesh vs Zambia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP

Bangladesh
0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
134th
Zambia rank
131st

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Zambia
00.10.20.3196519952025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Zambia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 134th and Zambia ranks 131st of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0184 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0365 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0181 SDR per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.0161 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0268 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0107 SDR per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0327 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0352 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0327 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.044 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0114 SDR per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0691 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.055 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0141 SDR per US$ of GDP Bangladesh
2020s 0.0519 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0379 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.014 SDR per US$ of GDP Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp, Bangladesh or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Bangladesh and Zambia?
0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Zambia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Zambia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 134th and Zambia ranks 131st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,219 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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