Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Cape Verde
915.16 million SDR
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
799.10 million SDR
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
138th
Equatorial Guinea rank
140th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Cape Verde
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 915.16 million SDR against 799.10 million SDR in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 116.06 million SDR.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 138th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.87 million SDR | 1.88 million SDR | 46.99 million SDR | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 32.11 million SDR | 1.31 million SDR | 30.80 million SDR | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 126.83 million SDR | 1.18 billion SDR | 1.05 billion SDR | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 352.83 million SDR | 1.21 billion SDR | 856.94 million SDR | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 527.77 million SDR | 602.20 million SDR | 74.43 million SDR | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?
- Cape Verde, at 915.16 million SDR against 799.10 million SDR in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
- 116.06 million SDR, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Cape Verde ranks 138th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th 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.