Canada vs Malawi: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP

Canada
0.031 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Canada rank
143rd
Malawi rank
140th

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time

  • Canada
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.031 SDR per US$ of GDP in Canada, a difference of 0.0035 SDR per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Canada ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 140th of 179 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0092 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0231 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.014 SDR per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.0171 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0346 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0176 SDR per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0278 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0052 SDR per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.0263 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0404 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0142 SDR per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0322 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0023 SDR per US$ of GDP Malawi

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, Canada or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.031 SDR per US$ of GDP in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Canada and Malawi?
0.0035 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malawi?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Canada and Malawi rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Canada ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 140th 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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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,225 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.