France vs Qatar: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
France
24.41 billion SDR
in 2025
Qatar
27.78 billion SDR
in 2025
France rank
49th
Qatar rank
46th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- France
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 27.78 billion SDR against 24.41 billion SDR in France, a difference of 3.38 billion SDR.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
France ranks 49th and Qatar ranks 46th of 194 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 497.50 million SDR | 7.50 million SDR | 490.00 million SDR | France |
| 1970s | 4.79 billion SDR | 74.06 million SDR | 4.72 billion SDR | France |
| 1980s | 18.65 billion SDR | 332.05 million SDR | 18.32 billion SDR | France |
| 1990s | 19.61 billion SDR | 512.47 million SDR | 19.10 billion SDR | France |
| 2000s | 20.46 billion SDR | 3.69 billion SDR | 16.77 billion SDR | France |
| 2010s | 25.21 billion SDR | 21.13 billion SDR | 4.08 billion SDR | France |
| 2020s | 30.92 billion SDR | 29.28 billion SDR | 1.64 billion SDR | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, France or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 27.78 billion SDR against 24.41 billion SDR in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between France and Qatar?
- 3.38 billion SDR, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Qatar rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- France ranks 49th and Qatar ranks 46th 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.