Maldives vs South Africa: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Maldives
0.0921 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0877 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
100th
South Africa rank
103rd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Maldives
- South Africa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0921 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0877 SDR per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0044 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.
Maldives ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 103rd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0055 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0593 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0546 SDR per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.0973 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0861 SDR per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.0989 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0423 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0567 SDR per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.0852 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.073 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 SDR per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.1035 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0871 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 SDR per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
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, Maldives or South Africa?
- Maldives, at 0.0921 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0877 SDR per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Maldives and South Africa?
- 0.0044 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and South Africa rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 103rd 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.