Bhutan vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Bhutan
0.2277 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.2487 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bhutan rank
31st
Saudi Arabia rank
28th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2487 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2277 SDR per US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.021 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2569 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1015 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1553 SDR per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.3542 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0469 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3073 SDR per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.4141 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2638 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1503 SDR per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.3305 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5267 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1963 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.2382 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.288 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0498 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
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, Bhutan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.2487 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2277 SDR per US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.021 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Saudi Arabia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th 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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About this data
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.