Switzerland vs World: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Switzerland
0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.0811 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland rank
4th
World rank
1st
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Switzerland
- World
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0811 SDR per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.5589 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 7.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Switzerland ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 179 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0357 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0229 SDR per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.1024 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0231 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0793 SDR per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.1084 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0827 SDR per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0794 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0315 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0479 SDR per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0747 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0611 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 SDR per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5323 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0965 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.4358 SDR per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.7428 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.089 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.6537 SDR per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
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, Switzerland or World?
- Switzerland, at 0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0811 SDR per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Switzerland and World?
- 0.5589 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and World rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.