Bangladesh vs Nepal: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Bangladesh
17.51 billion SDR
in 2025
Nepal
14.47 billion SDR
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
55th
Nepal rank
56th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 17.51 billion SDR against 14.47 billion SDR in Nepal, a difference of 3.04 billion SDR.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 55th and Nepal ranks 56th of 188 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 191.85 million SDR | 99.11 million SDR | 92.74 million SDR | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 353.28 million SDR | 122.26 million SDR | 231.02 million SDR | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.28 billion SDR | 411.70 million SDR | 863.91 million SDR | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.47 billion SDR | 1.09 billion SDR | 1.37 billion SDR | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 15.09 billion SDR | 4.47 billion SDR | 10.62 billion SDR | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 21.04 billion SDR | 9.21 billion SDR | 11.83 billion SDR | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Bangladesh, at 17.51 billion SDR against 14.47 billion SDR in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 3.04 billion SDR, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th and Nepal ranks 56th of 188 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.