Iceland vs Qatar: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Iceland
0.1281 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar
0.1289 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland rank
73rd
Qatar rank
72nd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.1289 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1281 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 73rd and Qatar ranks 72nd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0503 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0311 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.045 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.052 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.007 SDR per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0581 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0197 SDR per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.0684 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0671 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.2043 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1233 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0809 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.1447 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1479 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
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, Iceland or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.1289 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1281 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Iceland and Qatar?
- 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Qatar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Qatar rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 73rd and Qatar ranks 72nd 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.