Iraq vs Libya: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Iraq
53.46 billion SDR
in 2025
Libya
57.67 billion SDR
in 2025
Iraq rank
28th
Libya rank
26th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Iraq
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 57.67 billion SDR against 53.46 billion SDR in Iraq, a difference of 4.22 billion SDR.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 28th and Libya ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 262.73 million SDR | 49.50 million SDR | 213.22 million SDR | Iraq |
| 1960s | 177.11 million SDR | 254.76 million SDR | 77.65 million SDR | Libya |
| 1970s | 2.66 billion SDR | 2.73 billion SDR | 69.64 million SDR | Libya |
| 1980s | 5.71 billion SDR | 5.02 billion SDR | 686.42 million SDR | Iraq |
| 1990s | 4.78 billion SDR | 3.76 billion SDR | 1.03 billion SDR | Iraq |
| 2000s | 12.39 billion SDR | 29.19 billion SDR | 16.79 billion SDR | Libya |
| 2010s | 39.20 billion SDR | 59.62 billion SDR | 20.42 billion SDR | Libya |
| 2020s | 56.32 billion SDR | 54.81 billion SDR | 1.51 billion SDR | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Iraq or Libya?
- Libya, at 57.67 billion SDR against 53.46 billion SDR in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Iraq and Libya?
- 4.22 billion SDR, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Libya?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Libya rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Iraq ranks 28th and Libya ranks 26th 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.