Brazil vs Singapore: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Brazil
226.46 billion SDR
in 2025
Singapore
289.89 billion SDR
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Singapore rank
10th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Brazil
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 289.89 billion SDR against 226.46 billion SDR in Brazil, a difference of 63.43 billion SDR.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Singapore ranks 10th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 205.80 million SDR | 87.40 million SDR | 118.40 million SDR | Brazil |
| 1960s | 233.90 million SDR | 409.62 million SDR | 175.72 million SDR | Singapore |
| 1970s | 4.39 billion SDR | 2.52 billion SDR | 1.87 billion SDR | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.80 billion SDR | 9.87 billion SDR | 4.07 billion SDR | Singapore |
| 1990s | 24.25 billion SDR | 40.74 billion SDR | 16.50 billion SDR | Singapore |
| 2000s | 62.77 billion SDR | 82.13 billion SDR | 19.36 billion SDR | Singapore |
| 2010s | 240.02 billion SDR | 177.66 billion SDR | 62.35 billion SDR | Brazil |
| 2020s | 231.65 billion SDR | 261.15 billion SDR | 29.50 billion SDR | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Brazil or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 289.89 billion SDR against 226.46 billion SDR in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Brazil and Singapore?
- 63.43 billion SDR, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Singapore?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Singapore rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Singapore ranks 10th 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.