Macao vs Singapore: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Macao
0.4297 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore
0.4801 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Macao rank
7th
Singapore rank
5th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Macao
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.4801 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.4297 SDR per US$ of GDP in Macao, a difference of 0.0504 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Singapore ahead.
Macao ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0642 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.533 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.4688 SDR per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.2125 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5597 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3472 SDR per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.4127 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.6226 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2099 SDR per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.3271 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5632 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2361 SDR per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.5724 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5385 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0339 SDR per US$ of GDP | Macao |
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, Macao or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.4801 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.4297 SDR per US$ of GDP in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Macao and Singapore?
- 0.0504 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Macao ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 5th 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.