Portugal vs United Kingdom: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Portugal
0.0214 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal rank
153rd
United Kingdom rank
152nd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0214 SDR per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 153rd and United Kingdom ranks 152nd of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0798 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0724 SDR per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0502 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0267 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0235 SDR per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0385 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.023 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 SDR per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1038 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.085 SDR per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0235 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 SDR per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0139 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.023 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 SDR per US$ of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0159 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0263 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 SDR per US$ of GDP | United Kingdom |
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, Portugal or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0214 SDR per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 153rd and United Kingdom ranks 152nd 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.