Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Qatar or United States?

United States, at 28.22 billion SDR against 27.78 billion SDR in Qatar as of 2025.

What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Qatar and United States?

431.40 million SDR, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States?

60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.

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.

Qatar vs United States: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR)

Qatar

27.78 billion SDR

in 2025

United States

28.22 billion SDR

in 2025

Qatar rank

45th

United States rank

43rd

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) over time

Qatar
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 28.22 billion SDR against 27.78 billion SDR in Qatar, a difference of 431.40 million SDR.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.

Qatar ranks 45th and United States ranks 43rd of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.50 million SDR	2.49 billion SDR	2.49 billion SDR	United States
1970s	74.06 million SDR	772.55 million SDR	698.49 million SDR	United States
1980s	332.05 million SDR	12.03 billion SDR	11.70 billion SDR	United States
1990s	512.47 million SDR	28.79 billion SDR	28.27 billion SDR	United States
2000s	3.69 billion SDR	27.32 billion SDR	23.63 billion SDR	United States
2010s	21.13 billion SDR	30.75 billion SDR	9.62 billion SDR	United States
2020s	29.28 billion SDR	28.46 billion SDR	825.50 million SDR	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Qatar or United States?: United States, at 28.22 billion SDR against 27.78 billion SDR in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Qatar and United States?: 431.40 million SDR, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Qatar and United States rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?: Qatar ranks 45th and United States ranks 43rd 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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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR)
Unit: SDR
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 208 places, 11,459 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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.