Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Iraq
0.2373 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.2487 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iraq rank
29th
Saudi Arabia rank
28th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2487 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2373 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0114 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0796 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.155 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0754 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.1763 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.223 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0467 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.1188 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1081 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.78 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0469 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2.73 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1799 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2638 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0839 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.1983 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5267 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3284 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.2273 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2959 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0685 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, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.2487 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0114 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 29th 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.