Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Papua New Guinea
0.0882 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.0877 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
South Africa rank
103rd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0882 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0877 SDR per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0005 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 103rd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1193 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1126 SDR per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1279 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1232 SDR per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.047 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0358 SDR per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.103 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0423 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0608 SDR per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0855 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.073 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 SDR per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0848 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.087 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
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, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0882 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0877 SDR per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 0.0005 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd 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.