Iraq vs Nicaragua: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Iraq
0.2373 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.2596 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iraq rank
29th
Nicaragua rank
27th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.2596 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2373 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0223 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 27th of 179 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0796 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0733 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.1763 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0603 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.116 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.1066 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0689 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.78 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0486 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2.73 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1799 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0791 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1007 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1983 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1218 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0765 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.2273 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1951 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0322 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
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, Iraq or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.2596 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2373 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 0.0223 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Nicaragua rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 27th 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.