Malawi vs Samoa: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Malawi
405.92 million SDR
in 2020
Samoa
400.96 million SDR
in 2025
Malawi rank
161st
Samoa rank
162nd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 405.92 million SDR against 400.96 million SDR in Samoa, a difference of 4.96 million SDR.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 161st and Samoa ranks 162nd of 194 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.15 million SDR | 3.33 million SDR | 17.81 million SDR | Malawi |
| 1970s | 42.08 million SDR | 4.70 million SDR | 37.38 million SDR | Malawi |
| 1980s | 43.57 million SDR | 15.68 million SDR | 27.88 million SDR | Malawi |
| 1990s | 96.11 million SDR | 40.24 million SDR | 55.87 million SDR | Malawi |
| 2000s | 119.31 million SDR | 51.73 million SDR | 67.59 million SDR | Malawi |
| 2010s | 375.13 million SDR | 79.86 million SDR | 295.26 million SDR | Malawi |
| 2020s | 405.92 million SDR | 187.80 million SDR | 218.12 million SDR | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Malawi or Samoa?
- Malawi, at 405.92 million SDR against 400.96 million SDR in Samoa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Malawi and Samoa?
- 4.96 million SDR, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Malawi ranks 161st and Samoa ranks 162nd 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.