Norway vs Spain: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Norway
55.94 billion SDR
in 2025
Spain
50.39 billion SDR
in 2025
Norway rank
27th
Spain rank
30th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 55.94 billion SDR against 50.39 billion SDR in Spain, a difference of 5.56 billion SDR.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 27th and Spain ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 127.41 million SDR | 38.20 million SDR | 89.21 million SDR | Norway |
| 1960s | 407.78 million SDR | 462.00 million SDR | 54.22 million SDR | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.46 billion SDR | 4.75 billion SDR | 3.29 billion SDR | Spain |
| 1980s | 7.89 billion SDR | 14.04 billion SDR | 6.15 billion SDR | Spain |
| 1990s | 12.94 billion SDR | 33.81 billion SDR | 20.86 billion SDR | Spain |
| 2000s | 28.23 billion SDR | 12.26 billion SDR | 15.98 billion SDR | Norway |
| 2010s | 38.71 billion SDR | 26.12 billion SDR | 12.59 billion SDR | Norway |
| 2020s | 52.72 billion SDR | 44.49 billion SDR | 8.23 billion SDR | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 55.94 billion SDR against 50.39 billion SDR in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Norway and Spain?
- 5.56 billion SDR, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Norway ranks 27th and Spain ranks 30th 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.