What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia?

19.30 billion SDR, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Russian Federation vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold

Russian Federation

316.44 billion SDR

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

335.74 billion SDR

in 2025

Russian Federation rank

8th

Saudi Arabia rank

6th

Reserves excluding gold over time

Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 335.74 billion SDR against 316.44 billion SDR in Russian Federation, a difference of 19.30 billion SDR.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.54 billion SDR	8.53 billion SDR	2.00 billion SDR	Saudi Arabia
2000s	135.19 billion SDR	107.75 billion SDR	27.45 billion SDR	Russian Federation
2010s	275.20 billion SDR	395.30 billion SDR	120.10 billion SDR	Saudi Arabia
2020s	330.81 billion SDR	329.04 billion SDR	1.77 billion SDR	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Russian Federation or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 335.74 billion SDR against 316.44 billion SDR in Russian Federation as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia?: 19.30 billion SDR, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold?: Russian Federation ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 188 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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