Australia vs Sweden: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Australia
32.83 billion SDR
in 2025
Sweden
33.12 billion SDR
in 2025
Australia rank
40th
Sweden rank
38th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 33.12 billion SDR against 32.83 billion SDR in Australia, a difference of 292.10 million SDR.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 38th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.03 billion SDR | 261.70 million SDR | 768.30 million SDR | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.10 billion SDR | 514.80 million SDR | 584.00 million SDR | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.38 billion SDR | 1.63 billion SDR | 750.60 million SDR | Australia |
| 1980s | 5.91 billion SDR | 4.22 billion SDR | 1.69 billion SDR | Australia |
| 1990s | 9.77 billion SDR | 12.31 billion SDR | 2.54 billion SDR | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20.12 billion SDR | 14.61 billion SDR | 5.51 billion SDR | Australia |
| 2010s | 29.76 billion SDR | 33.04 billion SDR | 3.28 billion SDR | Sweden |
| 2020s | 28.60 billion SDR | 32.28 billion SDR | 3.68 billion SDR | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 33.12 billion SDR against 32.83 billion SDR in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Australia and Sweden?
- 292.10 million SDR, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Australia ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 38th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.