Which has higher reserves excluding gold, India or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 678.82 billion SDR against 420.92 billion SDR in India as of 2025.

What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between India and Switzerland?

257.90 billion SDR, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Switzerland?

76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.

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.

India vs Switzerland: Reserves excluding gold

India

420.92 billion SDR

in 2025

Switzerland

678.82 billion SDR

in 2025

India rank

5th

Switzerland rank

3rd

Reserves excluding gold over time

India
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 678.82 billion SDR against 420.92 billion SDR in India, a difference of 257.90 billion SDR.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.6 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.

India ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.29 billion SDR	212.00 million SDR	1.08 billion SDR	India
1960s	394.20 million SDR	665.30 million SDR	271.10 million SDR	Switzerland
1970s	2.19 billion SDR	6.74 billion SDR	4.55 billion SDR	Switzerland
1980s	4.63 billion SDR	15.91 billion SDR	11.28 billion SDR	Switzerland
1990s	11.63 billion SDR	24.84 billion SDR	13.21 billion SDR	Switzerland
2000s	96.80 billion SDR	31.83 billion SDR	64.97 billion SDR	India
2010s	227.08 billion SDR	384.87 billion SDR	157.79 billion SDR	Switzerland
2020s	413.92 billion SDR	668.00 billion SDR	254.08 billion SDR	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, India or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 678.82 billion SDR against 420.92 billion SDR in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between India and Switzerland?: 257.90 billion SDR, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Switzerland?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do India and Switzerland rank globally for reserves excluding gold?: India ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 3rd 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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