Iraq vs Syria: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Iraq
0.2102 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Syria
0.2013 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2010
Iraq rank
34th
Syria rank
36th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2102 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2013 SDR per US$ of GDP in Syria, a difference of 0.0089 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 34th and Syria ranks 36th of 179 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0796 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0644 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.1763 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0472 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1291 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.1188 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1076 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.78 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2.77 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1799 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1439 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0359 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.2265 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2013 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0252 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
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, Iraq or Syria?
- Iraq, at 0.2102 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2013 SDR per US$ of GDP in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Iraq and Syria?
- 0.0089 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 34th and Syria ranks 36th 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.