Libya vs Switzerland: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Libya
1.2 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
1st
Switzerland rank
4th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Libya
- Switzerland
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.2 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP in Switzerland, a difference of 0.56 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.9 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 4th of 179 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1406 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0357 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1049 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.2305 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1024 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1281 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.1587 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1084 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0503 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.1253 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0794 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.5577 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0747 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.483 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.9294 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5323 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3971 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.25 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.7428 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5039 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
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, Libya or Switzerland?
- Libya, at 1.2 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Libya and Switzerland?
- 0.56 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Switzerland rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Libya ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 4th 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.