Iraq vs Turkey: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Iraq
53.46 billion SDR
in 2025
Turkey
46.67 billion SDR
in 2025
Iraq rank
28th
Turkey rank
31st
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Iraq
- Turkey
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 53.46 billion SDR against 46.67 billion SDR in Turkey, a difference of 6.79 billion SDR.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 31st of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 211.29 million SDR | 92.40 million SDR | 118.89 million SDR | Iraq |
| 1960s | 177.11 million SDR | 52.30 million SDR | 124.81 million SDR | Iraq |
| 1970s | 2.66 billion SDR | 801.23 million SDR | 1.86 billion SDR | Iraq |
| 1980s | 5.71 billion SDR | 1.37 billion SDR | 4.34 billion SDR | Iraq |
| 1990s | 4.78 billion SDR | 8.59 billion SDR | 3.81 billion SDR | Turkey |
| 2000s | 12.39 billion SDR | 30.90 billion SDR | 18.51 billion SDR | Turkey |
| 2010s | 39.20 billion SDR | 60.64 billion SDR | 21.44 billion SDR | Turkey |
| 2020s | 56.32 billion SDR | 51.80 billion SDR | 4.52 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 Turkey?
- Iraq, at 53.46 billion SDR against 46.67 billion SDR in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Iraq and Turkey?
- 6.79 billion SDR, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Turkey?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Turkey rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Iraq ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 31st 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.