Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Maldives
0.0922 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.0882 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives rank
100th
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0922 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0882 SDR per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.004 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Maldives ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0055 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1709 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1655 SDR per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0593 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1279 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0686 SDR per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0973 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.047 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0503 SDR per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.0989 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.103 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0852 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0855 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 SDR per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1058 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0848 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.021 SDR per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
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, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
- Maldives, at 0.0922 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0882 SDR per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.004 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd 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.