Nigeria vs Qatar: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Nigeria
28.09 billion SDR
in 2025
Qatar
27.78 billion SDR
in 2025
Nigeria rank
45th
Qatar rank
46th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Nigeria
- Qatar
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 28.09 billion SDR against 27.78 billion SDR in Qatar, a difference of 304.00 million SDR.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 45th and Qatar ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.25 million SDR | 7.50 million SDR | 107.75 million SDR | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.21 billion SDR | 74.06 million SDR | 2.14 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.91 billion SDR | 332.05 million SDR | 1.57 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.69 billion SDR | 512.47 million SDR | 2.18 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 17.73 billion SDR | 3.69 billion SDR | 14.04 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 23.25 billion SDR | 21.13 billion SDR | 2.12 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 24.39 billion SDR | 29.28 billion SDR | 4.89 billion SDR | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Nigeria or Qatar?
- Nigeria, at 28.09 billion SDR against 27.78 billion SDR in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Nigeria and Qatar?
- 304.00 million SDR, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Qatar rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Nigeria ranks 45th 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.