What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Germany and Iraq?

7.53 billion SDR, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iraq?

75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Iraq: Reserves excluding gold

Germany

74.28 billion SDR

in 2025

Iraq

66.75 billion SDR

in 2024

Germany rank

24th

Iraq rank

26th

Reserves excluding gold over time

Germany
Iraq

How they compare

Germany currently reports 74.28 billion SDR against 66.75 billion SDR in Iraq, a difference of 7.53 billion SDR.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 26th of 194 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.77 billion SDR	211.89 million SDR	1.56 billion SDR	Germany
1960s	3.74 billion SDR	186.59 million SDR	3.56 billion SDR	Germany
1970s	24.02 billion SDR	2.71 billion SDR	21.31 billion SDR	Germany
1980s	42.58 billion SDR	5.77 billion SDR	36.82 billion SDR	Germany
1990s	53.70 billion SDR	4.78 billion SDR	48.92 billion SDR	Germany
2000s	34.13 billion SDR	12.72 billion SDR	21.42 billion SDR	Germany
2010s	42.82 billion SDR	39.92 billion SDR	2.90 billion SDR	Germany
2020s	67.65 billion SDR	57.22 billion SDR	10.43 billion SDR	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Germany or Iraq?: Germany, at 74.28 billion SDR against 66.75 billion SDR in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Germany and Iraq?: 7.53 billion SDR, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iraq?: 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Germany and Iraq rank globally for reserves excluding gold?: Germany ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold (SDR)
Unit: SDR
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 208 places, 11,411 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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