Samoa vs Vanuatu: Reserves excluding gold
Samoa
433.07 million SDR
in 2025
Vanuatu
471.31 million SDR
in 2024
Samoa rank
164th
Vanuatu rank
162nd
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 471.31 million SDR against 433.07 million SDR in Samoa, a difference of 38.24 million SDR.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 164th and Vanuatu ranks 162nd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.83 million SDR | 15.49 million SDR | 2.35 million SDR | Samoa |
| 1990s | 43.00 million SDR | 30.08 million SDR | 12.92 million SDR | Samoa |
| 2000s | 55.88 million SDR | 51.79 million SDR | 4.09 million SDR | Samoa |
| 2010s | 91.22 million SDR | 193.10 million SDR | 101.88 million SDR | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 273.36 million SDR | 466.39 million SDR | 193.03 million SDR | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 471.31 million SDR against 433.07 million SDR in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 38.24 million SDR, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Samoa ranks 164th and Vanuatu ranks 162nd 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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About this data
International Liquidity (IL) 2026 April